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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 started Francisco's collection?
(a) Mama.
(b) Papa.
(c) Roberto.
(d) Mr. Lema.

2. What did Papa hit the parrot with?
(a) A pan.
(b) A broom.
(c) A bucket.
(d) A shovel.

3. Who helped Roberto with his job when Papa couldn't work anymore?
(a) Francisco.
(b) Rorra.
(c) Papa.
(d) Mama.

4. What did the parrot do when it got angry?
(a) Flapped its wings.
(b) Clawed at people.
(c) Growled.
(d) Squawked loudly.

5. How much money did Papa earn for 600 pounds of a the Corcoran crop?
(a) $18.
(b) $28.
(c) $38.
(d) $48.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the family feel about the parrot?

2. What did most of Francisco's classmates get to do during the summer?

3. What was the name of the parrot?

4. How long was the grape season in Fresno?

5. What did Francisco do in the fields of Orosi to make time go faster?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kept Gabriel from hitting the contractor?

2. Why did Papa kill the parrot?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why was Francisco so excited about his home in Orosi?

9. What did Mama say to calm Francisco down after his collection was stolen?

10. What did Gabriel refuse to do for the contractor and why?

(see the answer keys)

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