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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. To what California city did Francisco travel in order to attend college at the start of the memoir?
(a) Chico.
(b) Santa Clara.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Los Angeles.

2. Which movie star did Francisco's sister-in-law resemble?
(a) Talulah Bankhead.
(b) Elizabeth Taylor.
(c) Rita Hayworth.
(d) Tippi Hedren.

3. How many hours per week did Francisco work before he left to attend college in California?
(a) 60.
(b) 15.
(c) 25.
(d) 35.

4. In what year was the Jimenez family deported to Mexico before returning to immigrate to the United States legally?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1957.

5. As Francisco set out for college with his family, he knew that he would miss which member of his family the most?
(a) Ruben.
(b) Joaquina.
(c) Roberto.
(d) Jose Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drove when the family started out on their journey to take Francisco to college?

2. In what sort of residence did Roberto and Francisco live alone in the United States for a number of months?

3. What song did the upperclassmen force Francisco and Smokey to learn after waking them up early one morning?

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

5. Father Warren taught classes in what discipline?

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