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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. When did Mr. Lema teach Francisco to read?

2. What did Francisco love to hear Ito say?

3. What did Manuelito say Papa was lucky for?

4. How long was the grape season in Fresno?

5. How did the family feel about the parrot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Francisco so excited about his home in Orosi?

2. How did the Orosi home get destroyed?

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

4. How did Francisco know Papa was sick?

5. Why did Papa have to stop working?

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

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

8. Why did Francisco not take Mr. Lema up on his offer?

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

10. What did Francisco do after the parrot died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Francisco do after the flood in the Tent City, and what did this indicate about her personality?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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