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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. What was Angel de Oro?
(a) A bird.
(b) A dog.
(c) A fish.
(d) A cat.

2. How did Francisco learn that Miguelito moved?
(a) He called him.
(b) His tent was empty.
(c) He left a note.
(d) His neighbor told him.

3. Who joined Francisco in his activities while he was bored in Corcoran?
(a) Trampito.
(b) Mama.
(c) Roberto.
(d) Papa.

4. What did Papa say was Francisco's job in Soledad?
(a) To pick in the fields.
(b) To watch his brother.
(c) To clean the house.
(d) To go to school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Francisco's family feel on Christmas morning?

2. Why did Francisco like to hang out with Arthur?

3. What did Francisco get to do for the first time at the Tent City?

4. How long did Papa have to wait to find work after crossing the border?

5. When did Francisco help Mama the most in the Tent City?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Francisco give Curtis at the end of the school year, and why?

2. What did Mama do when she heard about the dream Francisco had while Torito was sick?

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

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

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

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

7. Why was Francisco so happy to meet Miguelito?

8. What was Angel de Oro and what did it symbolize?

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

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

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