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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carlos' father turn to when he loses the court case about his land?

2. What kind of job does Macario find?

3. How does the group that lives together in the Hope Street apartment try to pay their rent?

4. Where does Carlos' ship dock in America?

5. Which of the following is not an accurate description of how Carlos feels on the journey to America?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marian give Carlos several hundred dollars?

2. Why is Carlos fired from his job as a dishwasher?

3. Why does Carlos want to go to California?

4. What revelation about his English skills does Carlos undergo in Chapter twenty-three?

5. What do Felix, Nick and Carlos decide they must work on to improve?

6. Why are many different people arriving in the city, Linagayen, as Carlos arrives there?

7. Why are there more and more peasant uprisings?

8. Why is Jose arrested?

9. Why does Macario lose his job?

10. What does Macario vow to Carlos?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the role of physical disabilities in this novel. Include examples of how they are described and their impact on success for the characters.

Essay Topic 2

Elaborate on Carlos' idea that he belongs in America in an essay using specific examples and supporting details from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing the differences in class explained throughout the book and relate that to class system in America during the same time period.

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