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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. How did the parrot feel about Catarina?

2. What did Roberto and Francisco run away from?

3. Why did Francisco not like Carlos?

4. Why did Francisco not invite Carl to his house?

5. What kind of crop did Ito own?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Francisco do after the parrot died?

3. How did Francisco get Carlos to let Manuelito play kick the can?

4. What did Francisco like the most about Ito?

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

6. Why could the workers at Corcoran not work in the rain?

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

8. What did the children do for the parrot after he died?

9. What did Papa say about the contractor after Gabriel was fired?

10. Why did Papa have to stop working?

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

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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