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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 was Mr. Sim's job?
(a) Foreman.
(b) Counselor.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Principal.

2. What lie did Papa tell his kids to tell?
(a) They don't know where Mama is.
(b) They are older than 10.
(c) They go to school.
(d) They were born in California.

3. What allowed Papa to get back to work?
(a) The immgration left the camp.
(b) Francisco went to school.
(c) He got another job.
(d) Mama had another baby.

4. How long was Francisco's summer?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 4 and a half months.
(c) 4 and a half weeks.
(d) 3 months.

5. What was the name of the parrot?
(a) El Flamenco.
(b) El Perico.
(c) El Dante.
(d) El Tantitia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade did Mr. Lema teach?

2. Where did the parrot come from?

3. What caused the Mexican Revolution?

4. What kind of job did Roberto get when Papa couldn't work anymore?

5. Why did Francisco not like Carlos?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Francisco not take Mr. Lema up on his offer?

3. What happened to Francisco at the end of the book?

4. What did Francisco like the most about Ito?

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

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

7. What did Francisco want to earn while working with his family in Corcoran and why?

8. Why did Papa have to stop working?

9. How did Francisco know Papa was sick?

10. What did Mr. Lema do for Francisco?

(see the answer keys)

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