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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. Why did Francisco not like Carlos?
(a) He was ugly.
(b) He was bossy.
(c) He was strange.
(d) He was stupid.

2. What happened at the end of the book?
(a) Francisco was taken by the immigration officers.
(b) Mama got a job.
(c) Papa died.
(d) Roberto graduated.

3. Why did Francisco not invite Carl to his house?
(a) All of these.
(b) There was never time.
(c) He moved too soon.
(d) He was embarrassed.

4. How did Francisco get to see the parrot?
(a) It was an inheritance of a friend.
(b) It was stolen from a zoo.
(c) It was smuggled into the country.
(d) It was part of a petting farm.

5. How did the parrot feel about Catarina?
(a) He loved her.
(b) He hated her.
(c) He wanted to eat her.
(d) He was afraid of her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the parrot?

2. What kind of crop did Ito own?

3. What did Roberto ask Mr. Sims for?

4. What did Francisco have a collection of?

5. Who started Francisco's collection?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Francisco have to prepare for at the end of the book?

2. What did Francisco do after the parrot died?

3. What did Mr. Lema do for Francisco?

4. What does Orosi mean, and why was this so important to Francisco?

5. How did Roberto get a job away from a farm?

6. Why did Papa kill the parrot?

7. How did Francisco try to keep his hands warm while picking around Thanksgiving?

8. Why could the workers at Corcoran not work in the rain?

9. What did Francisco like the most about Ito?

10. What kept Gabriel from hitting the contractor?

(see the answer keys)

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