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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 17 | Part 2, Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age does Carlos leave home?
(a) 18
(b) 13
(c) 10
(d) 15

2. What kind of job does Macario find?
(a) Serving at weddings
(b) Dance hall ticket sales
(c) Houseboy
(d) Tomato field worker

3. Which of the following is not an accurate description of how Carlos feels on the journey to America?
(a) Seasick
(b) Ill with meningitis
(c) Lonely
(d) In search of friends

4. Why does Carlos have to stay home during the rainy season?
(a) He must take care of the children
(b) Schools are closed during the rainy season
(c) His legs swell
(d) His father must find work to make the loan payment

5. What does Macario think the family should sell so that he can finish his last three months of school?
(a) All of the animals they own
(b) Any food they grow
(c) All the land they have left or the house
(d) The church land

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Carlos and Luciano earn money to open a small store?

2. Which character gets a girl in trouble and has to leave town?

3. What work does Carlos get in Moxee City?

4. On what does the family spend all of its money?

5. What does Carlos find his mother doing when he finally finds her?

(see the answer key)

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