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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 kind of job does Macario find?

2. What is Pascual's final wish?

3. What work does Carlos get in Moxee City?

4. Which of the following is a gambling game?

5. How long is Amado in prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marian give Carlos several hundred dollars?

2. Why are the characters so rushed to finish the harvest?

3. What does Carlos call the turning point in his life?

4. Why does Miss Strandon arrange for Carlos' job at the library?

5. What does Macario vow to Carlos?

6. What does Carlos do with the money he earns?

7. What incident occurs which makes Carlos leave Montana and again jump around from state to state?

8. What must Carlos take before he can board the boat to America?

9. What profession does Carlos now wish to follow as he leaves with his cousin?

10. What does Macario do once he graduates high school and returns to Binalonan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing a typical day in the life of the peasants. Include an evaluation as to this type of life style compared to your own. Be sure to include specific examples from the text to support your writing.

Essay Topic 2

Elaborate on Carlos' idea that he belongs in America in an essay using specific examples and supporting details from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the culture of the rural Philippines in the 1940's. Use examples from the text to support your description.

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