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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 allowed Papa to get back to work?

2. What did most of Francisco's classmates get to do during the summer?

3. What did the parrot do when it got angry?

4. Why did Papa want to move to Orosi?

5. What happened at the end of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Francisco do after the parrot died?

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

3. What kept Gabriel from hitting the contractor?

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

5. What does Orosi mean, and why was this so important to Francisco?

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

7. Why did Papa kill the parrot?

8. What did Francisco like the most about Ito?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the life of a migrant farm worker differ from your own life? Please use examples from the book to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the people involved?

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