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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. What was Mama's Christmas present?

2. Why did Francisco resent his brother in Soledad?

3. How did Francisco figure out how to get paid more in Soledad?

4. Why couldn't Francisco visit Torito at the hospital?

5. What was Francisco's secret goal in Soledad?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Papa not buy anything from the young couple when they came by?

2. How did Francisco try to feel connected to his family while they worked in the fields in Soledad?

3. What did Mama get for Christmas, and why was this so special?

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

5. What did Francisco give Curtis at the end of the school year, and why?

6. How did Mama make soup when they moved from Corcoran?

7. Why was Francisco so happy to meet Miguelito?

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

9. What gift did Francisco leave his neighbor after the flood?

10. Why did Roberto not like school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Mama's Christmas gift symbolize to Francisco and why?

Essay Topic 2

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

How does the life of a migrant farm worker differ from your own life? Please use examples from the book to support your ideas.

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