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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 18, what was the name of the school newspaper?

2. In Chapter 18, what type of vehicle was Francisco driving?

3. What hours did Francisco work cleaning in Chapter 20?

4. At the end of Chapter 16, what was Francisco cleaning?

5. In Chapter 13, how often would Papa allow Francisco and Roberto to go out?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Francisco describe his sophomore English teacher in Chapter 12?

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

3. In Chapter 13, what did Francisco take for school lunch and why?

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

5. In Chapter 16, what name does Francisco decide would be a good name for his Spanish club, and what do his classmates think?

6. In Chapter 20, how did Roberto describe Darlene?

7. In Chapter 19, how did Paul Takagi and Francisco become friends?

8. In Chapter 14, why did Francisco not like to drive the family DeSoto?

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

10. In Chapter 13, what happened to a relationship that Roberto had with a girl named Susan?

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

Idioms are used in the book. What are idioms, and why would idioms have been difficult for Francisco and his family to understand?

Essay Topic 3

Francisco’s life was very difficult, but he had dreams that kept him moving forward. What were Francisco’s dreams? Who encouraged him and helped him to follow his dreams? How was Francisco able to obtain his dreams?

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