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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. Who drove when the family started out on their journey to take Francisco to college?
(a) Francisco.
(b) Trampita.
(c) Ruben.
(d) Joaquina.

2. On which of Francisco's initial days at college was he scheduled to take an English placement test?
(a) The second.
(b) The third.
(c) The eleventh.
(d) The ninth.

3. What song did the upperclassmen force Francisco and Smokey to learn after waking them up early one morning?
(a) The university's rally song.
(b) God Bless America.
(c) The university's alma mater.
(d) American Pie.

4. How many cavities did Francisco have filled when Robert Easton paid for him to see a dentist?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 0.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what grade was Roberto when he and his brother Francisco lived together without their other family members?

2. What kind of a bone did Joaquina often buy to serve as a base for the family's foraged vegetables?

3. How many pounds did Francisco gain over his freshman year of college?

4. How many older siblings does Francisco have?

5. What part of Francisco's ROTC membership did he consider a waste of time?

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