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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. Whose nickname was Trampita?
(a) Jose Francisco's.
(b) Ruben's.
(c) Francisco's.
(d) Roberto's.

2. What part of Francisco's ROTC membership did he consider a waste of time?
(a) The drills.
(b) The parties.
(c) The history lessons.
(d) The calisthenics.

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

4. What letter grade did Francisco receive on the assignment he completed for Dr. Quinn just before the end of the chapter entitled "Unexpected Turns"?
(a) D.
(b) A.
(c) C.
(d) B.

5. How did Francisco and Smokey get the beer they drank on the night when Francisco attended his first basketball game?
(a) Smokey used a fake ID.
(b) They stole it.
(c) Francisco used a fake ID.
(d) They asked someone to buy it for them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year was the Jimenez family deported to Mexico before returning to immigrate to the United States legally?

3. Which member of Francisco's family was the first to make fun of his weight gain?

4. What object did Francisco's father often place under his bed in hopes of warding off evil spirits?

5. Why did Francisco join the Reserve Officers Training Corp?

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