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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. How did Francisco's family feel on Christmas morning?
(a) Angry.
(b) Tired.
(c) Sad.
(d) Excited.

2. How did Francisco feel in Soledad?
(a) Ignored.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Little.
(d) Afraid.

3. Why was Francisco not happy with his job in Soledad?
(a) He got lonely.
(b) He was forgotten.
(c) He felt too young.
(d) He was not good at it.

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

5. What did the children get for Christmas?
(a) Wood.
(b) Socks.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Candy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the family sleep on in the tent after leaving Corcoran?

2. What did Mrs. Scalapino forbid Francisco to do?

3. How are Francisco and Ruben related?

4. Where did Miguelito play with Francisco?

5. What did Mrs. Scalapino teach?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What did Mama's Christmas gift symbolize to Francisco and why?

10. What was the Tent City?

(see the answer keys)

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