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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. Who were the candidates in the 1960 presidential election?

2. In Chapter 15, why was Francisco nervous when he took driver education?

3. In Chapter 13, where did Roberto decide to take his girlfriend on a Saturday night?

4. In Chapter 14, how often did Roberto wash and polish his car?

5. In Chapter 12, where was the Jimenez family living when Trampita's naval ruptured?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what book did Miss Bell suggest that Francisco read, and why did he like the book?

2. In Chapter 20, how did Roberto describe Darlene?

3. In Chapter 18, what were the Junior Scandals?

4. In Chapter 14, why did Francisco not like to drive the family DeSoto?

5. How did Francisco describe his sophomore English teacher in Chapter 12?

6. In Chapter 15, what discovery did Francisco make when he toured Cal Poly?

7. In Chapter 15, what did Mr. Kinkade say about Francisco's progress in high school?

8. At the beginning of Chapter 11, how did Francisco describe the requirements of typing class and how he did at first?

9. In Chapter 12, what did Francisco's freshman English teacher tell him was weak, and how did she suggest he improve?

10. In Chapter 13, what did Francisco take for school lunch and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Jimenez family frequented the city dump. Why did the Jimenez family frequent the city dump? What did their visits to the dump have to do with resourcefulness?

Essay Topic 2

Francisco’s mother encouraged him frequently. How did Mama serve as a peacemaker between Francisco and his father? How did her faith affect their relationship? How would you describe the relationship between Francisco and his mother?

Essay Topic 3

Francisco often disagreed with his father. Why did Francisco often have arguments and disagreements with his father? What did Francisco begin to realize about his father’s life, and how did that help him understand his father and improve their relationship?

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