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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Tent City stink so much?

2. What did Mama want to buy from a young couple?

3. What did Francisco have to do in Soledad?

4. What was Mama's Christmas present?

5. What did the border represent to Papa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of dream did Francisco have while Torito was sick?

2. What did Mama do for the children at Christmas time after leaving Corcoran?

3. Why did Roberto not like school?

4. Who was most excited about the move for the family at the beginning of the book, and why?

5. How was Torito treated in the Tent City before he went to the hospital?

6. What did the doctor say when Torito was brought to the hospital?

7. How did Francisco's family eat during the first weeks at the first farm?

8. What did Francisco love the most about the first farm his family was at?

9. What did Mama do to make money in the Tent City?

10. What did Francisco's bag of candy at the beginning of the book mean, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Francisco learn most from moving around so much with his family, and how did that affect the tone of the book?

Essay Topic 2

What happened to El Perico, and what affect did this have on Francisco's life?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

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