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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Miguelito make out of a stick of wood?
(a) A fire prod.
(b) A fishing pole.
(c) A walking stick.
(d) A switch.

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

4. Why did the Tent City stink so much?
(a) It was near a farm.
(b) It was over a sulfur vent.
(c) It had no garbage pick up.
(d) It was next to the dump.

5. What did Angel de Oro symbolize to Francisco?
(a) Nature.
(b) Love.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Consistency.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Francisco resent his brother in Soledad?

2. Where did Francisco meet Miguelito?

3. What did Mrs. Scalapino forbid Arthur to do?

4. What did Francisco daydream about in Mrs. Scalapino's class?

5. Why did the workers not like the weather in Corcoran?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Francisco so happy to meet Miguelito?

2. How was Torito treated in the Tent City before he went to the hospital?

3. Who was most excited about the move for the family at the beginning of the book, and why?

4. What kind of illness did Torito have?

5. How did Francisco's family eat during the first weeks at the first farm?

6. What gift did Francisco leave his neighbor after the flood?

7. What did Mama do for the children at Christmas time after leaving Corcoran?

8. Why was Mama angry after Francisco worked in the fields for the first time in Soledad?

9. What happened the first time Francisco worked in the fields in Soledad?

10. Why did so many people move away from Corcoran?

(see the answer keys)

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