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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Francisco not happy with his job in Soledad?
(a) He was forgotten.
(b) He felt too young.
(c) He was not good at it.
(d) He got lonely.

2. Where did Francisco think the train was from?
(a) Utah.
(b) Mexico.
(c) California.
(d) Oregon.

3. What did Francisco have an early talent for?
(a) Art.
(b) Theater.
(c) Singing.
(d) Spelling.

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

5. How long did Papa have to wait to find work after crossing the border?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

6. Where did Francisco get a jacket while living in the Tent City?
(a) The lost and found.
(b) The rag bag.
(c) The principal.
(d) The Salvation Army.

7. What did Francisco get to do for the first time at the Tent City?
(a) Stay home alone.
(b) Drive a car.
(c) Go to school.
(d) Work in the fields.

8. What did Francisco win a blue ribbon for?
(a) His rabbit poem.
(b) His English improvement.
(c) His butterfly picture.
(d) All of these.

9. Where did Roberto find the lumber for what Mama wanted Papa to build in the Tent City?
(a) The farm.
(b) The factory.
(c) The river bottoms.
(d) The dump.

10. Who is the most kind to Francisco in Soledad?
(a) Roberto.
(b) Papa.
(c) Mama.
(d) Trampito.

11. Where were the Christmas gifts placed?
(a) Under the pillows.
(b) By the door.
(c) On the table.
(d) Next to their shoes.

12. What did Miguelito promise to teach Francisco?
(a) How to hunt.
(b) How to whittle.
(c) How to fish.
(d) How to track.

13. How did Francisco learn that Miguelito moved?
(a) He left a note.
(b) His tent was empty.
(c) He called him.
(d) His neighbor told him.

14. Why did Papa choose to move at the beginning of the book?
(a) To get a good job.
(b) To find his brother.
(c) To be with family.
(d) To escape the law.

15. Why didn't Papa buy Mama what she wanted from the young couple?
(a) They had no money.
(b) He didn't like it.
(c) He didn't trust the man.
(d) There was no room for it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much money did Papa have when he got to his first farm?

3. Who gave Francisco candy at the first farm?

4. How did Francisco feel in Soledad?

5. Why did Miguelito's family move?

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