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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. In Chapter 2, where did Francisco like to pretend he was born?

2. What statue did Roberto receive when his family returned in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 5, until what time in the morning did Francisco and his family work in their field when it was fumigated?

4. In Chapter 8, what year was Roberto in high school?

5. At the end of Chapter 8, how long was the math exam that Francisco's algebra teacher gave?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how did Francisco look when his father cut his hair, and how did his mother help him?

2. In Chapter 5, what did Francisco do to deal with the boredom of picking strawberries?

3. In Chapter 1, why did Francisco live in constant fear from the time he was four until he was 14?

4. In Chapter 4, what did Roberto and Francisco do to get the house ready for their family?

5. In Chapter 2, what did Francisco miss when he and Roberto were alone in their house without their family?

6. In Chapter 9, how did Francisco get athlete's foot?

7. In Chapter 7, what did Roberto, Francisco, and Papa get paid for working for Ito, and why did Papa get more money?

8. In Chapter 10, why did the family fall behind on their rent payments?

9. In Chapter 4, how did a curandera heal Francisco's father's back?

10. In Chapter 6, how did Francisco and his classmates practice for their eighth grade graduation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jimenez ended the book with the reasons why he decided to write about his life. Why did Jimenez decide to write the book? Who influenced Jimenez to write the book and why?

Essay Topic 2

Francisco was close to his brother Roberto. What challenges have the boys faced together? How have those challenges influenced their relationship? How would you describe the relationship between Francisco and Roberto?

Essay Topic 3

Francisco named the chapters in his book. Did the chapter titles reveal what was going to happen in a chapter? Would the chapter titles be considered spoilers?

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