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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 law did Papa break at the beginning of the book?

2. How old was Torito when he got sick?

3. Where did Roberto find the lumber for what Mama wanted Papa to build in the Tent City?

4. What did Mrs. Scalapino teach?

5. Why couldn't Francisco help Mama all the time in the Tent City?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Papa angry after Francisco worked in the fields for the first time in Soledad?

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

3. How did Francisco learn that Miguelito had left?

4. What was the Tent City?

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

6. How did Francisco's family cross the border?

7. What did Francisco try to save after the flood, and how?

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

9. Why was Mama angry after Francisco worked in the fields for the first time in Soledad?

10. What caused Curtis to get angry with Francisco?

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

Freedom was a crucial theme and symbol in this book. How was this theme presented, and how did its place in this plot affect the main characters?

Essay Topic 3

Francisco endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

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