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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Papa hit the parrot with?
(a) A bucket.
(b) A pan.
(c) A broom.
(d) A shovel.

2. When did Mr. Lema teach Francisco to read?
(a) During classtime.
(b) During lunch breaks.
(c) At night.
(d) Before school.

3. Where did the parrot come from?
(a) California.
(b) Africa.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Mexico.

4. What did Papa use to collect the second crop he picked at Corcoran?
(a) A hamper.
(b) A bucket.
(c) A sack.
(d) A basket.

5. What crop did Papa pick when he got the parrot?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Corn.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Tobacco.

6. What subject was Francisco great in at Bonetti Ranch?
(a) Music.
(b) Science.
(c) Grammar.
(d) Math.

7. What kind of book did the Orosi school play a game with?
(a) Atlases.
(b) Journals.
(c) The dictionary.
(d) The encyclopedias.

8. How did Francisco get to see the parrot?
(a) It was stolen from a zoo.
(b) It was an inheritance of a friend.
(c) It was part of a petting farm.
(d) It was smuggled into the country.

9. How did the parrot feel about Catarina?
(a) He hated her.
(b) He loved her.
(c) He wanted to eat her.
(d) He was afraid of her.

10. What crop did Papa pick the second time he went to Corcoran?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Cantaloupes.
(c) Cauliflower.
(d) Cucumbers.

11. What was yelled out while Francisco was playing with his sister?
(a) Immigration.
(b) Work time.
(c) Contractor coming.
(d) Fire.

12. How long was Francisco's summer?
(a) 4 and a half months.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 and a half weeks.

13. What did Ito never do?
(a) Cry.
(b) Yell.
(c) Smile.
(d) Work.

14. What season just ended in The Circuit chapter?
(a) Strawberry.
(b) Corn.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Wheat.

15. Who helped Roberto with his job when Papa couldn't work anymore?
(a) Papa.
(b) Rorra.
(c) Mama.
(d) Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the family feel about the parrot?

2. What was the name of Francisco's first sister?

3. What was the name of the parrot?

4. Why did Francisco not like Carlos?

5. What did Francisco have a collection of?

(see the answer keys)

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