View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what activity did the Jimenez family often engage within their storage shed next to their home in the barracks?
(a) They grew herbs.
(b) They cooked food.
(c) They took baths.
(d) They held parties.

2. What was the true answer to Smokey's question about where Francisco had been born?
(a) Utah.
(b) California.
(c) Mexico.
(d) New Mexico.

3. From what source did Francisco learn about the dance happening at Cervantes Hall?
(a) The radio.
(b) A poster in downtown Santa Clara.
(c) The television.
(d) A poster on campus.

4. What verb is used to describe the manner in which Francisco's father delivered a smile to Francisco when he came home from his first year at college?
(a) Feigned.
(b) Flashed.
(c) Faked.
(d) Summoned.

5. What kind of religious figure was the prefect who lived in Francisco's dormitory?
(a) A Presbyterian reverend.
(b) A Rabbi.
(c) A Jesuit priest.
(d) A Baptist minister.

Short Answer Questions

1. The driver's side door in the Jimenez family car required which object to hold it closed?

2. Which author's work was the focus of Francisco's first English essay assigned in college?

3. In what grade was Francisco when he and his brother Roberto lived together without their other family members?

4. As part of the deal between Smokey and Francisco, Francisco attended what kind of event?

5. Whose nickname was Trampita?

Short Essay Questions

1. What unexpected benefit comes from Jimenez's donning of a green uniform for ROTC?

2. For what length of time did the Jimenez family live in the United States after their first arrival there?

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

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

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

6. What caused Jimenez to join the Reserve Officers Training Corps during college?

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

8. From what source do Francisco's ideas about college emerge prior to moving into his dormitory?

9. Which member of the Jimenez family is singled out as the person he will miss the most and why?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,126 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample