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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 8, what year would Francisco graduate from high school?

2. In Chapter 3, in what subject did Francisco do well?

3. In Chapter 5, what year was the Buick that Francisco's father bought?

4. In Chapter 2, what did Francisco remember his mother using to make roll the dough for tortillas?

5. In Chapter 7, where did Roberto work the summer after Francisco graduated from junior high?

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 8, what did Francisco decide to memorize and why?

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

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

5. How did Francisco and Roberto learn to dance in Chapter 3?

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

7. In Chapter 3, why did Francisco sometimes have the honor of sitting in the first seat in the first row of Mr. Milo's class?

8. In Chapter 2, how did Roberto lose and then get his janitor job back?

9. In Chapter 2, how was it for Francisco when he returned to school?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Francisco’s mother encouraged him frequently. How did Mama serve as a peacemaker between Francisco and his father? How did her faith affect their relationship? How would you describe the relationship between Francisco and his mother?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Francisco’s English teacher suggested that he read The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Why did Miss Bell suggest that he read the book? What did the book represent for him and how did it help him to learn to enjoy reading?

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