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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 allowed Francisco to see his older brother during the day in Soledad?
(a) Roberto babysat him.
(b) They came home for lunch.
(c) They went to school together.
(d) They went to work together.

2. How are Francisco and Ruben related?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) They are half-brothers.
(c) Ruben is his nephew.
(d) They are cousins.

3. What did most of the people in Tent City have in common?
(a) They were hoping to get a job.
(b) They were going to school.
(c) They were sick.
(d) They were illegal aliens.

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

5. What did Mama want to buy from a young couple?
(a) A comb.
(b) A drawing.
(c) A handkerchief.
(d) A chisel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why couldn't Francisco visit Torito at the hospital?

2. What did Papa say was Francisco's job in Soledad?

3. What made things harder for Mama while in the tent city?

4. Where did Mama get the vegetables for her soup after moving from Corcoran?

5. What was Angel de Oro?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Mrs. Scalapino give Francisco at the end of the year?

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

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

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

9. What was the Tent City?

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

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