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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. What is the name of the oldest son in the Jimenez family?
(a) Francisco.
(b) Ruben.
(c) Roberto.
(d) Trampita.

2. Smokey found fault with which habit of Francisco's and sought to fix it?
(a) His poor study habits.
(b) His avoidance of college sports matches.
(c) His self-deprecation.
(d) His tendency to criticize others.

3. In what California city was Cervantes Hall located?
(a) Hayward.
(b) Fresno.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Sunnyvale.

4. The student who gave Francisco and Smokey a ride back to their dorm bragged about attending what college?
(a) University of Southern California.
(b) Harvard.
(c) University of California Davis.
(d) Stanford.

5. In what activity did the Jimenez family often engage within their storage shed next to their home in the barracks?
(a) They took baths.
(b) They grew herbs.
(c) They held parties.
(d) They cooked food.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what California city did Francisco travel in order to attend college at the start of the memoir?

2. In what direction from the college did Francisco and Smokey have to travel in order to reach Cervantes Hall?

3. How many hours per week did Francisco work before he left to attend college in California?

4. For how many months did Francisco and Roberto live together on their own in the United States?

5. What work position did Roberto hold both before and after his wedding to Darlene?

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