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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Learning the Game.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Francisco love to hear Ito say?
(a) The day's picking was over.
(b) It is time for promotion.
(c) The picking season is over.
(d) It is lunch time.

2. What did the neighbors do that made the parrot mad?
(a) Whistled.
(b) Took his nuts.
(c) Sat in Francisco's chair.
(d) Came over without their pet.

3. What grade did Francisco have to repeat?
(a) 1st.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 4th.

4. How did Francisco's family move at the beginning of the book?
(a) They were in a wagon train.
(b) They walked.
(c) They rented a car.
(d) They took the train.

5. What did the border represent to Papa?
(a) A barrier.
(b) The evil in the world.
(c) Danger.
(d) A fresh start.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Scalapino forbid Francisco to do?

2. Why did the family have to hunt for food when they got to the farm?

3. What did the family hunt at the first farm to eat?

4. What did most of Francisco's classmates get to do during the summer?

5. Where were the Christmas gifts placed?

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