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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. How did the parrot feel about Catarina?

2. What was yelled out while Francisco was playing with his sister?

3. What did Roberto and Francisco run away from?

4. How did Papa feel about his car?

5. What did Papa always do while he took his nightly medicine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kept Gabriel from hitting the contractor?

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

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

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

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

6. Why did Francisco stop visiting the parrot's grave?

7. What does Orosi mean, and why was this so important to Francisco?

8. How did the Orosi home get destroyed?

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

10. What did Mr. Lema do for Francisco?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the people involved?

Essay Topic 2

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

What did Francisco collect, and why was this collection so important to him?

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