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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of a bone did Joaquina often buy to serve as a base for the family's foraged vegetables?
2. Toto was the nickname of which member of the Jimenez family?
3. What method did Francisco use to write the final draft of his first English essay at college?
4. At what time of the morning did upperclassmen bang on the door of Francisco and Smokey to force them to learn a song?
5. Why did Francisco join the Reserve Officers Training Corp?
Short Essay Questions
1. From what source do Francisco's ideas about college emerge prior to moving into his dormitory?
2. What part of Jimenez's membership in the ROTC did he enjoy?
3. Name every member of Jimenez's immediate family.
4. What part of Jimenez's membership in the ROTC did he loathe?
5. For what reason does Jimenez allude to John Steinbeck within the opening chapters of Reaching Out?
6. What element of the student body's demographics surprises Jimenez when he arrives at the University of Santa Clara?
7. Contrast Smokey's favorite pastime with Jimenez's favorite pastime during their freshman year.
8. For what reason do Jimenez's mother and father stay in the car during the move into the dormitory?
9. Which member of the Jimenez family is singled out as the person he will miss the most and why?
10. Which aspect of Jimenez's departure for college causes him unexpected pain?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the theme of injustice portrayed within Reaching Out? Examine Jimenez's treatment of and messages regarding injustice throughout the work.
Essay Topic 2
How does Jimenez use sensory details in order to strengthen the text’s messages? Discuss at least two passages that include the use of sensory details and pull quotes from these passages to support your claim.
Essay Topic 3
In what way does Jimenez go about breaking the text into parts and how do these structural elements help to advance the text’s arguments?
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