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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "College Bound," "Moving In," "Initiation," and "Unexpected Turns".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what grade was Francisco when he and his brother Roberto lived together without their other family members?
(a) 6th.
(b) 11th.
(c) 10th.
(d) 8th.

2. Once Francisco left for college, who took over his job as a custodian?
(a) Ruben.
(b) Joaquina.
(c) Torito.
(d) Trampita.

3. At what time of the morning did upperclassmen bang on the door of Francisco and Smokey to force them to learn a song?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

4. What method did Francisco use to cope with the anxiety he felt about his academic preparation?
(a) He slept.
(b) He used a pre-writing method.
(c) He cleaned the dorm room.
(d) He called his mother.

5. Which author's work was the focus of Francisco's first English essay assigned in college?
(a) Kate Chopin.
(b) Ezra Pound.
(c) Virginia Woolf.
(d) Walt Whitman.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what California city did Francisco travel in order to attend college at the start of the memoir?

2. What food had Francisco and Roberto requested that their mother Joaquina refrain from packing in their school lunches?

3. Father Warren taught classes in what discipline?

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

5. How many older siblings does Francisco have?

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