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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was with Francisco when he got candy at the first farm?
(a) His cousins.
(b) Another farm boy.
(c) His brother.
(d) His sister.

3. How did Francisco figure out how to get paid more in Soledad?
(a) He worked weekends.
(b) He kept the leaves on.
(c) He skipped over small bushes.
(d) He mixed dirt into his baskets.

4. What did Mrs. Scalapino forbid Arthur to do?
(a) Be late to class.
(b) Speak Spanish.
(c) Graduate.
(d) Sit by Curtis.

5. What did Francisco like to do most for Torito?
(a) Tickle him.
(b) Babysit him.
(c) Bathe him.
(d) Sing to him.

6. What did most of the people in Tent City have in common?
(a) They were going to school.
(b) They were illegal aliens.
(c) They were hoping to get a job.
(d) They were sick.

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

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

9. What was Francisco's secret goal in Soledad?
(a) To work in the fields.
(b) To learn English.
(c) To go back to Mexico.
(d) To be rich.

10. Who did Francisco tell his future goals to in Soledad?
(a) Mama.
(b) Trampito.
(c) Roberto.
(d) Papa.

11. What law did Papa break at the beginning of the book?
(a) He crossed the border without papers.
(b) He stole some candy.
(c) He didn't tell the authorities about his new baby.
(d) He lied to a policeman.

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

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

14. How did Francisco's family feel on Christmas morning?
(a) Angry.
(b) Tired.
(c) Sad.
(d) Excited.

15. What was the weather like a lot in Corcoran?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Windy.
(d) Snowy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did this book start?

2. What did Francisco get to do for the first time at the Tent City?

3. What did Miguelito make out of a stick of wood?

4. What kind of people was Tent City mostly comprised of?

5. What did Francisco like to do when he was bored in Corcoran?

(see the answer keys)

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