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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. In Chapter 4, where did Francisco put the bust he received from his family?

2. In Chapter 10, what did Mike Nevel offer to Pay Roberto and Francisco to clean in the evenings?

3. In Chapter 2, where did Francisco like to pretend he was born?

4. In Chapter 8, when did Francisco start high school?

5. In Chapter 10, what was left for Roberto and Francisco when they were cleaning the gas company?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what happened the morning when Francisco was running a few minutes late for P.E. class?

2. What happened when Francisco was in eighth grade?

3. In Chapter 8, what did Francisco decide to memorize and why?

4. How did Francisco and Roberto learn to dance in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 2, how was it for Francisco when he returned to school?

6. In Chapter 3, why did Francisco sometimes have the honor of sitting in the first seat in the first row of Mr. Milo's class?

7. In Chapter 8, what classes was Mr. Kinkade, Francisco's counselor, going to put Francisco in, and why did he change his mind?

8. In Chapter 4, how did a curandera heal Francisco's father's back?

9. In Chapter 9, how did Francisco get athlete's foot?

10. In Chapter 6, what report did Francisco write for science, and what grade did he receive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Francisco endured many challenges that helped him grow up. What challenges and events did Francisco endure that helped him mature and come of age during the time in his life that he writes about in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Francisco’s life was very difficult, but he had dreams that kept him moving forward. What were Francisco’s dreams? Who encouraged him and helped him to follow his dreams? How was Francisco able to obtain his dreams?

Essay Topic 3

Jimenez ended the book with the reasons why he decided to write about his life. Why did Jimenez decide to write the book? Who influenced Jimenez to write the book and why?

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