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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of a bone did Joaquina often buy to serve as a base for the family's foraged vegetables?
(a) Beef.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Mutton.

2. What method did Francisco use to write the final draft of his first English essay at college?
(a) He used a mimeograph machine.
(b) He borrowed Smokey's typewriter.
(c) He used neat handwriting.
(d) He used the word processor in the student union.

3. What object did Francisco's father often place under his bed in hopes of warding off evil spirits?
(a) A knife.
(b) A fork.
(c) A half-empty glass of water.
(d) A handkerchief.

4. What emotion did Francisco experience when he woke up and remembered the events that had taken place the night of the basketball game?
(a) Shame.
(b) Surprise.
(c) Relief.
(d) Anger.

5. What kind of music was played at the dance at Cervantes Hall?
(a) Salsa.
(b) Easy Listening.
(c) Rock 'n Roll.
(d) Jazz.

Short Answer Questions

1. The barracks in which Francisco's family lived along with other migrant workers was a relic from which war?

2. What was the true answer to Smokey's question about where Francisco had been born?

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

4. What song did the upperclassmen force Francisco and Smokey to learn after waking them up early one morning?

5. How many pounds did Francisco gain over his freshman year of college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What part of Jimenez's membership in the ROTC did he enjoy?

2. What did a green uniform used to signify for Jimenez and why?

3. What part of Jimenez's membership in the ROTC did he loathe?

4. What element of the student body's demographics surprises Jimenez when he arrives at the University of Santa Clara?

5. What good news did Jimenez receive shortly after the drunken weekend that caused him to feel deep shame?

6. For what reason does Jimenez allude to John Steinbeck within the opening chapters of Reaching Out?

7. Discuss a time in the memoir when Jimenez makes a connection between racism and some other form of prejudice.

8. Describe an instance when Jimenez uses a simile in order to underscore the nature of a particular emotion.

9. Contrast Smokey's favorite pastime with Jimenez's favorite pastime during their freshman year.

10. How did Jimenez come to be an avid fan of Elvis Presley?

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