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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 Papa pick at Orosi?

2. What happened at the end of the book?

3. What did Manuelito call the contractor?

4. Where did the parrot come from?

5. What grade did Mr. Lema teach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Francisco at the end of the book?

2. How did Roberto get a job away from a farm?

3. How did the Orosi home get destroyed?

4. Why did Papa kill the parrot?

5. What did Mr. Lema offer Francisco that made him very excited?

6. What did Francisco want to earn while working with his family in Corcoran and why?

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

8. What did Francisco do after the parrot died?

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

10. Why did Papa have to stop working?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Francisco collect, and why was this collection so important to him?

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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