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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 position at the college did Rafael Hernandez inhabit when Jimenez first befriended him?
(a) Janitor.
(b) Registrar.
(c) Electrician.
(d) Professor.

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

3. Francisco reports that he and Roberto had been prohibited from taking what action at school during their first year of residence in the United States?
(a) Speaking Spanglish.
(b) Reading Spanish.
(c) Writing Spanish.
(d) Speaking Spanish.

4. Rafael Hernandez told Francisco that he had seen signs prohibiting Mexicans and dogs at establishments in what U.S. state?
(a) Texas.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Arizona.

5. What form of transportation did Francisco's father use to travel to Tlaquepaque?
(a) Hitchhiking.
(b) Boat.
(c) Train.
(d) Bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crop would the rest of the family be picking in the days when Francisco watched one of his siblings inside the family car all day?

2. Francisco stormed out of a Sodality meeting as a result of hearing what kinds of comments?

3. In how many credits did Francisco enroll during the second semester of his sophomore year?

4. In what level of school were the students whom Francisco tutored in the Spanish language and culture in order to prepare them for community service work?

5. Francisco had Dr. Martha James Hardman de Bautista as his professor for what subject?

Short Essay Questions

1. What milestone does Jimenez depict in the relationship between his mother and father within the chapter entitled "At a Loss"?

2. What parallel does Jimenez draw between regression and oppression in the scene of his father's drunken tirade?

3. How did Jimenez meet the person referred to in the chapter title "Soul Mate"?

4. What event caused Jimenez and Laura to have to spend more time together after they strike up an acquaintance?

5. Which classes constituted Jimenez's favorites during the first semester of his sophomore year?

6. What alarming object tumbled out of the Jimenez patriarch's pocket just before the arrival of the police?

7. What special significance did the Thanksgiving holiday hold for Jimenez and why?

8. What major obstacle did Jimenez face upon returning to the University of Santa Clara to begin his sophomore year and how did he overcome it?

9. What was Jimenez's single piece of knowledge about Sodality life before his conversation with Father O'Neill?

10. For what specific reason did Jimenez feel grateful to have known Rafael Hernandez?

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