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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 did Francisco have an early talent for?

2. Why did Papa move the family away from Corcoron?

3. Who wrapped the Christmas gifts?

4. What did Mrs. Scalapino forbid Francisco to do?

5. Why did the workers not like the weather in Corcoran?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did so many people move away from Corcoran?

3. What happened the first time Francisco worked in the fields in Soledad?

4. What secret did Francisco tell Roberto in Soledad, and how did he respond?

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

6. What was in the special jar at the end of the school year?

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

8. What did Mrs. Scalapino give Francisco at the end of the year?

9. What kind of illness did Torito have?

10. What was Francisco's main duty in Soledad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that people involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Which person did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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