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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 14, what did Francisco learn to drive in?

2. In Chapter 16, what organization delivered food that was collected for poor families?

3. In Chapter 12, what grade did Francisco get on a composition that he wrote about the lesson he learned from a story?

4. In Chapter 12, what did Francisco remember was the name of his sixth-grade teacher who helped him with English during the lunch hour?

5. In Chapter 12, what did Francisco's freshman English teacher tell him to do to help his writing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what did Mr. Kinkade say about Francisco's progress in high school?

2. In Chapter 14, what were driving lessons like when Roberto taught Francisco to drive?

3. In Chapter 18, how successful was Francisco's performance at the Junior Scandals?

4. In Chapter 18, what did Francisco decide to perform for the Junior Scandals and why?

5. In Chapter 16, how does Roberto get a Christmas tree, and what does it look like?

6. In Chapter 18, what were the Junior Scandals?

7. In Chapter 20, how did the Jimenez family get by when Roberto married and quit giving them money?

8. In Chapter 11, where did Francisco find an old typewriter?

9. In Chapter 17, what was the last campaign project Francisco had to do for history, and how did he complete it?

10. At the beginning of Chapter 11, how did Francisco describe the requirements of typing class and how he did at first?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Francisco often disagreed with his father. Why did Francisco often have arguments and disagreements with his father? What did Francisco begin to realize about his father’s life, and how did that help him understand his father and improve their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Francisco endured many challenges that helped him grow up. What challenges and events did Francisco endure that helped him mature and come of age during the time in his life that he writes about in the book?

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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