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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 gave Francisco headaches while living in the Tent City?
(a) His brother's crying.
(b) Studying English.
(c) Riding the bus.
(d) Sunburns.

2. Why did Papa choose to move at the beginning of the book?
(a) To be with family.
(b) To escape the law.
(c) To find his brother.
(d) To get a good job.

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

4. What did Roberto have to do in Soledad?
(a) Pick in the fields.
(b) Go to school.
(c) Babysit.
(d) All of these.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Francisco think the train was from?

2. What did Mama ask Papa to build in the Tent City?

3. Why did Roberto get hit in the Tent City?

4. What did Francisco have to do in Soledad?

5. What was Angel de Oro?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Mama do to make money in the Tent City?

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

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

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

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

7. What was Francisco's main duty in Soledad?

8. Why did Papa move away from Corcoran?

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

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

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