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1. What major event is taking place at the time of the memoir's opening?

When the memoir Reaching Out opens, Jimenez is portraying the date of "Sunday, September 9, 1962" (1). This is the day on which Jimenez sets out with his parents on a long drive up north to the University of Santa Clara. At the time, Jimenez is getting ready to begin his freshman year at the University of Santa Clara.

2. Describe the conflicted nature of Jimenez's feelings as the memoir opens.

While Jimenez describes the day of his departure for the University of Santa Clara as one he "had longed for," (1) he also makes it clear that on the day his family had piled into the car, he had felt tremendously conflicted. Though he had been excited on that day, he had also been very nervous and anxious about the upcoming phase of his life.

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