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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. Where does Carlos find Nick after he leaves Portland?

2. Which branch of the armed services does Macario join?

3. Which word best describes how Carlos feels at the end of the story?

4. Where does Carlos go to talk to Nick?

5. Which of the following characters had Carlos met many years ago?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Carlos feel about being portrayed in the newspaper as a Filipino communist?

2. What does Carlos find out his friends and his brother, Macario?

3. Why is Carlos afraid to leave the hospital?

4. Why doesn't the editor of the magazine who wants to arrange for a scholarship for Carlos ever meet him?

5. What seems to be Carlos' reaction to serious problems?

6. Where does Ganzo find Carlos?

7. How does Carlos feel after he realizes that no one will ever destroy his faith in America?

8. What does Carlos continue to do to pass the time while he is in the hospital?

9. Why does Claro tell Carlos that he must leave Stockton immediately?

10. Why do Macario and Nick not go to Spain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay distinguishing between Carlos and his brothers as immigrants. Use specific examples from the novel to support your writing.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the social conditions Carlos faces throughout the text. Make evaluations and judgments about his reaction to the conditions. Use specific examples from the novel to support your position and statements.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing racial issues which are described throughout the novel. Make an evaluation as to the level of racial issues present during the time frame of the novel and present day.

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