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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. Who in the family is most supportive of Papa's plan to cross the border?
(a) Mama.
(b) Francisco.
(c) Trampito.
(d) Roberto.

2. What did Francisco do when Torito got sick?
(a) Prayed.
(b) Sang to him.
(c) Studied.
(d) Begged for money.

3. Where was Tent City located?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) Tijuana.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Santa Maria.

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

5. How did Francisco cross the border?
(a) He snuck through the border patrol.
(b) He hid in the back of a cargo truck.
(c) He climbed over the fence.
(d) He went under a hole in the fence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Miguelito promise to teach Francisco?

2. What caused Curtis to get mad at Francisco?

3. Why did the Tent City stink so much?

4. What did Francisco like to do most for Torito?

5. What law did Papa break at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What kind of illness did Torito have?

4. Why did Papa move away from Corcoran?

5. Why did Roberto not like school?

6. What was the Tent City?

7. How did Mama make soup when they moved from Corcoran?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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