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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through An American Citizen, Memories of a Barrack, In Solidarity, Providence, and Commencement.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What catastrophe befell the Jimenez home in Bonetti Ranch during Francisco's junior year at college?
(a) Fire.
(b) Tornado.
(c) Earthquake.
(d) Flood.

3. For whom did Francisco continue to work throughout his junior year at college?
(a) Dr. Vari.
(b) Father Walsh.
(c) Professor Hardman de Bautista.
(d) Father O'Neill.

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

5. What kind of event did Jimenez miss when he joined the protest march to Sacramento?
(a) A lecture.
(b) A presentation.
(c) A celebration.
(d) An exam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Francisco offered to complete what task for his fellow students in return for clothing or cash?

2. Francisco confided in Laura about his family's deportation that occurred how many years after their entry?

3. Laura told Francisco in the chapter entitled "A Secret Revealed" that her mother had died when she was how old?

4. As part of the deal between Smokey and Francisco, Smokey attended what kind of event?

5. Whose nickname was Trampita?

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