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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Trampito break in Soledad?
(a) A door jamb.
(b) The crystal.
(c) His bottle.
(d) A picture.

2. Why couldn't Francisco visit Torito at the hospital?
(a) He had an infectious disease.
(b) All of these.
(c) Francisco was too busy.
(d) His parents couldn't pay.

3. How much money did Papa have when he got to his first farm?
(a) $5.
(b) $7.
(c) $6.
(d) $8.

4. Where did Mama get the vegetables for her soup after moving from Corcoran?
(a) The fields.
(b) The garden.
(c) The restaurants.
(d) The trash can.

5. Why did Francisco like to hang out with Arthur?
(a) He had freckles.
(b) He spoke Spanish.
(c) He had dark skin.
(d) He had extra snacks.

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

7. What did Mama get mad at Francisco for in Soledad?
(a) Not telling her he was sick.
(b) Not working hard in school.
(c) Not watching his brother.
(d) Not doing enough rows.

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

9. What did Francisco like to do during recess?
(a) Practice English.
(b) Take naps.
(c) Watch the class pet.
(d) Clean the chalkboard.

10. What was Mama's Christmas present?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A ball.
(c) An apron.
(d) A large spoon.

11. How did Papa get paid in Soledad?
(a) By the season.
(b) By the pound of what he picked.
(c) By the hour.
(d) By the row of crops.

12. What did the family hunt at the first farm to eat?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Deer.

13. What allowed Francisco to see his older brother during the day in Soledad?
(a) They came home for lunch.
(b) They went to work together.
(c) They went to school together.
(d) Roberto babysat him.

14. Why did Roberto have such a hard time in school growing up?
(a) He didn't know English.
(b) He had a reading disorder.
(c) He was too tired from working.
(d) He couldn't pay attention.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Tent City stink so much?

2. Where did Francisco meet Miguelito?

3. What was Francisco's secret goal in Soledad?

4. What did Francisco do when Torito got sick?

5. How did Francisco feel in Soledad?

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