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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tengo's attitude about his life right now?
(a) He is hopeful.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is frustrated.
(d) He is happy.

2. Why are Tengo's parents reluctant to let him go to school?
(a) His sister died there.
(b) They don't want him to know more than they do.
(c) They need his help at home.
(d) They don't have much money.

3. What is Tengo's ethnicity?
(a) Black.
(b) Hispanic.
(c) White.
(d) Asian.

4. What is Frikkie's real name?
(a) Frederick.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Philip.
(d) Richard.

5. What does Tengo's mother ask Joseph's mother to send?
(a) Cotton fabrics.
(b) Money.
(c) Books for Tengo.
(d) Recipes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author live as a child?

2. Who is Joseph's mother's employer?

3. What do Tengo and Frikkie do at the river?

4. Why does Joseph visit the farm?

5. Where does Frikkie go when he reluctantly leaves the farm?

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