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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 Papa want to move to Orosi?
(a) He wanted a change.
(b) There were no investigators there.
(c) There was better pay there.
(d) He heard the worker homes were nice.

2. What did Orosi mean?
(a) Golden.
(b) Gold hand.
(c) Gold mine.
(d) Gold yes.

3. What did Francisco do in Corcoran between picking seasons?
(a) Drew pictures.
(b) Tended to Papa.
(c) Cleaned the house.
(d) Went to school.

4. Where did Francisco's baby sister sleep?
(a) A drawer.
(b) A crib.
(c) A crate.
(d) A wagon.

5. What did Papa use to collect the second crop he picked at Corcoran?
(a) A basket.
(b) A sack.
(c) A hamper.
(d) A bucket.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Papa earn for 600 pounds of a the Corcoran crop?

2. What medicine did Papa take every night?

3. Who helped Roberto with his job when Papa couldn't work anymore?

4. What happened at the end of the book?

5. What was the name of the parrot?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the children do for the parrot after he died?

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

4. What did Mr. Lema do for Francisco?

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

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

7. What kept Gabriel from hitting the contractor?

8. Why did Francisco stop visiting the parrot's grave?

9. What did Papa say about the contractor after Gabriel was fired?

10. Why did Papa kill the parrot?

(see the answer keys)

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