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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 1957, what type of job did Roberto get?

2. In Chapter 7, what did Roberto and Francisco get paid an hour working for Ito?

3. In Chapter 3, how long would Roberto and Francisco practice dancing daily?

4. In Chapter 4, how was Francisco's father's back healed?

5. How tall was Francisco in Chapter 1?

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 6, how did Francisco and his classmates practice for their eighth grade graduation?

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

4. In Chapter 10, how did Roberto and Francisco earn extra money?

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

6. What happened when Francisco was in eighth grade?

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

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

9. In Chapter 1, why did Roberto and Francisco go back to the United States alone?

10. In Chapter 6, why was Francisco relieved that they lost their three acres of strawberries?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Francisco often struggled with his classes in school. How hard did Francisco work to do well in school? What did his actions demonstrate about perseverance?

Essay Topic 2

Francisco had light skin and could have passed as white, but he did not. What discrimination did Francisco face as a Mexican immigrant? Why did he not try to pass as white to avoid that discrimination? How did he embrace his Mexican heritage?

Essay Topic 3

Education was very important to Francisco. What experiences in Francisco’s life caused him to see the importance of education? What challenges did he face in getting an education, and how did he overcome those challenges?

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