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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Making of a Soldier, A Compromise, Cervantes Hall, Reaching Out, and A Stranger's Gift.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As part of the deal between Smokey and Francisco, Francisco attended what kind of event?
(a) A party.
(b) A geology lecture.
(c) A basketball game.
(d) A job fair.

2. In what sort of residence did Roberto and Francisco live alone in the United States for a number of months?
(a) A reform school.
(b) A college preparatory school.
(c) A migrant labor camp.
(d) An apartment.

3. The barracks in which Francisco's family lived along with other migrant workers was a relic from which war?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Spanish-American War.

4. What kind of event did Francisco attend that surprised him by how good it made him feel?
(a) A poetry reading.
(b) A party.
(c) A basketball game.
(d) A lecture.

5. What object did Francisco's father often place under his bed in hopes of warding off evil spirits?
(a) A fork.
(b) A half-empty glass of water.
(c) A knife.
(d) A handkerchief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food did Francisco and Roberto ask their mother Joaquina to pack in their school lunches in lieu of the food they did not want?

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

3. Which movie star did Francisco's sister-in-law resemble?

4. By what time of the morning did Francisco and the other students in his dorm have to be back in their rooms on the weekend?

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

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