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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. Who helped Roberto with his job when Papa couldn't work anymore?

2. What did Mama do during the day after leaving Ito's land?

3. What did Francisco teach the parrot to say?

4. Where was Ito from?

5. How did the labor contractor announce working conditions in Corcoran?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Francisco stop visiting the parrot's grave?

2. Why did Papa kill the parrot?

3. How did the Orosi home get destroyed?

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

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

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

7. What did Mama say to calm Francisco down after his collection was stolen?

8. How did Francisco know Papa was sick?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The people in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the people around them.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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