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

2. In Chapter 4, what did Robert make in woodshop class for their house?

3. In Chapter 6, what grade did Francisco get on a report for science?

4. In Chapter 9, what was Francisco missing from his locker?

5. In Chapter 7, how many goldfish did Francisco and Tampita catch?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, why was Francisco the only one who joined Papa picking strawberries in the summer?

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

3. 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?

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

5. In Chapter 6, what report did Francisco write for science, and what grade did he receive?

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

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

8. In Chapter 9, what happened the morning when Francisco was running a few minutes late for P.E. class?

9. In Chapter 8, what classes was Mr. Kinkade, Francisco's counselor, going to put Francisco in, and why did he change his mind?

10. In Chapter 8, what did Francisco decide to memorize and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From the children to the grownups, the Jimenez family worked from early morning to evening. What type of work did family members do? Why did they have to work so hard? What was communicated about hard work through their experiences.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The Jimenez family immigrated to the United States illegally, but later got their green cards. How did emigrating affect the lives of family members? How did it affect the goals they made?

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