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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 Mama get the vegetables for her soup after moving from Corcoran?
(a) The restaurants.
(b) The garden.
(c) The trash can.
(d) The fields.

2. Where did Miguelito play with Francisco?
(a) Near the river.
(b) Behind the church.
(c) In the fields.
(d) In the basement.

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

4. What did Mama ask Papa to build in the Tent City?
(a) A wood floor.
(b) A statue.
(c) An altar.
(d) A porch.

5. What did Francisco like about Torito?
(a) All of these.
(b) He was happy.
(c) He was ticklish.
(d) He was cute.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who named Angel de Oro?

2. Who was with Francisco when he got candy at the first farm?

3. Why was Francisco not happy with his job in Soledad?

4. Who did Francisco tell his future goals to in Soledad?

5. What did Miguelito promise to teach Francisco?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Francisco get the bag of candy at the beginning of the book?

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

3. How did Francisco's family cross the border?

4. Why was Papa angry after Francisco worked in the fields for the first time in Soledad?

5. What secret did Francisco tell Roberto in Soledad, and how did he respond?

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

7. What kind of dream did Francisco have while Torito was sick?

8. What kind of illness did Torito have?

9. What did Francisco's bag of candy at the beginning of the book mean, and why?

10. What did the doctor say when Torito was brought to the hospital?

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