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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. Who helped Roberto with his job when Papa couldn't work anymore?

2. What did Ito never do?

3. What did Francisco do in the fields of Orosi to make time go faster?

4. What did Carl collect?

5. What medicine did Papa take every night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Francisco want to earn while working with his family in Corcoran and why?

2. How did the Orosi home get destroyed?

3. What did Francisco do after the parrot died?

4. What kept Gabriel from hitting the contractor?

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

6. What did Papa say about the contractor after Gabriel was fired?

7. How did Francisco try to keep his hands warm while picking around Thanksgiving?

8. How did Francisco get Carlos to let Manuelito play kick the can?

9. What did Mr. Lema offer Francisco that made him very excited?

10. Why did Papa have to stop working?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Francisco learn most from moving around so much with his family, and how did that affect the tone of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different life-styles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that people involved in those scenes?

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