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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 grade did Mr. Lema teach?

2. What did Papa teach Gabriel to do?

3. What did Papa use to collect the second crop he picked at Corcoran?

4. What did the neighbors do that made the parrot mad?

5. What did Francisco get to do during the summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Francisco so excited about his home in Orosi?

2. How did Roberto get a job away from a farm?

3. What did Francisco have to prepare for at the end of the book?

4. Why did Papa have to stop working?

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

6. How did the Orosi home get destroyed?

7. Why could the workers at Corcoran not work in the rain?

8. What did Francisco do after the parrot died?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

What did Mama's Christmas gift symbolize to Francisco and why?

Essay Topic 3

Francisco endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

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