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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. How old was Francisco's mother Joaquina when she married Francisco's father?

2. How many classes did all juniors and seniors take at a time at the University of Santa Clara?

3. The person who took care of Papa in Mexico was related to her charge in what way?

4. Who advised Francisco to apply for a job as a prefect during his junior year of college?

5. By Francisco's junior year in college, he was still uncomfortable taking what action?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jimenez characterize the emotions he felt upon returning to the University of Santa Clara to begin his sophomore year?

2. What similarities did Emily and Jimenez find within their childhood experiences at school?

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

4. What objects in Emily's family kitchen are used by Jimenez to symbolize his own feelings of belonging and shared understanding?

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

6. What advice did Jimenez's father always give him about friendship?

7. In what way is the act of taking initiative portrayed in a positive light within Reaching Out?

8. What instruction did Father O'Neill give to Jimenez about his body language one day during a walk?

9. What reasons did Rafael Hernandez give Jimenez for his decision to return to Mexico?

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

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

Discuss Jimenez's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of Reaching Out.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Jimenez’s use of characterization methods to portray real people. What effect do these characterization methods have on the work's inherent themes and messages?

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