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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Francisco do in Corcoran between picking seasons?
(a) Went to school.
(b) Drew pictures.
(c) Cleaned the house.
(d) Tended to Papa.

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

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

4. Where did Francisco's baby sister sleep?
(a) A crate.
(b) A drawer.
(c) A crib.
(d) A wagon.

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

6. Why did Papa not let Francisco pick the second crop at Corcoran?
(a) He was too small.
(b) He was too smart.
(c) He was too weak.
(d) He was too loud.

7. Why can't the Corcoran crops be picked when wet?
(a) It is dangerous.
(b) The weighing is thrown off.
(c) The fields are muddy.
(d) It damages the crop.

8. Why was 1910 a special year to Francisco?
(a) That is when his father was born.
(b) That is when his brother died.
(c) That is when his parrot died.
(d) That is when he was born.

9. What did Francisco get to do during the summer?
(a) All of these.
(b) Go to school.
(c) Work.
(d) Play.

10. What grade did Mr. Lema teach?
(a) 6th.
(b) 4th.
(c) 5th.
(d) 7th.

11. What caused the Mexican Revolution?
(a) Workers being mistreated.
(b) A war.
(c) The hostile government takeover.
(d) A new fence and border.

12. Who started Francisco's collection?
(a) Mr. Lema.
(b) Roberto.
(c) Papa.
(d) Mama.

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

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

15. What was Francisco behind in when he moved to the Orosi school?
(a) English.
(b) All of these.
(c) Math.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the grape season in Fresno?

2. How did the labor contractor announce working conditions in Corcoran?

3. What did Manuelito call the contractor?

4. What did Francisco teach the parrot to say?

5. Where did the family live after leaving Ito's land?

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