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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Francisco not invite Carl to his house?
(a) All of these.
(b) He was embarrassed.
(c) He moved too soon.
(d) There was never time.

2. What did Orosi mean?
(a) Golden.
(b) Gold yes.
(c) Gold mine.
(d) Gold hand.

3. Why did Papa stop working?
(a) He was in pain.
(b) He was in jail.
(c) He got fired.
(d) He was injured.

4. What did Francisco do in the fields of Orosi to make time go faster?
(a) Memorized grammar rules.
(b) Sang songs.
(c) Told stories.
(d) Counted berries.

5. What allowed Papa to get back to work?
(a) He got another job.
(b) Mama had another baby.
(c) Francisco went to school.
(d) The immgration left the camp.

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

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

8. What did Papa teach Gabriel to do?
(a) Pick.
(b) Drink.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Drive.

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

10. How much money did Papa earn for 600 pounds of a the Corcoran crop?
(a) $18.
(b) $28.
(c) $38.
(d) $48.

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

12. What did Francisco teach the parrot to say?
(a) Francesca es guapo.
(b) Poquito mi Amore.
(c) Periquito bonito.
(d) Francisco Amore.

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

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

15. What kind of job did Roberto get when Papa couldn't work anymore?
(a) Lawn care.
(b) Gardener.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Papa always do while he took his nightly medicine?

2. What kind of book did the Orosi school play a game with?

3. What did Roberto and Francisco run away from?

4. Why did Carlos not let Manuelito play with the other children?

5. What caused the Mexican Revolution?

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