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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Making Ends Meet, At a Loss, A Christmas Break, It Didn't Fit, and Crossroads.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a curandera?
(a) A purse.
(b) A fruit.
(c) A party.
(d) A healer.

2. Francisco aspired to take on what work position under the supervision of Dr. Martha James Hardman de Bautista?
(a) Tutor.
(b) Reader.
(c) Handyman.
(d) Archivist.

3. In what year did a member of Francisco's family participate in the Cristero Revolt in Mexico?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1940.

4. Who was in charge of the Catholic student organization called Sodality of Our Lady?
(a) Father O'Neill.
(b) Father Shanks.
(c) Professor McLaughlin.
(d) Professor de Bautista.

5. What song did the upperclassmen force Francisco and Smokey to learn after waking them up early one morning?
(a) American Pie.
(b) The university's rally song.
(c) The university's alma mater.
(d) God Bless America.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what occasion did Francisco's father gift him a Saint Christopher medal?

2. On which of Francisco's initial days at college was he scheduled to take an English placement test?

3. In what grade did Francisco become enamored with the music of Elvis Presley?

4. What food did Francisco and Roberto ask their mother Joaquina to pack in their school lunches in lieu of the food they did not want?

5. To what California city did Francisco travel in order to attend college at the start of the memoir?

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