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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Making Ends Meet, At a Loss, A Christmas Break, It Didn't Fit, and Crossroads.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did a member of Francisco's family participate in the Cristero Revolt in Mexico?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1926.

2. On what occasion did Francisco's father gift him a Saint Christopher medal?
(a) His eighth grade graduation.
(b) Christmas.
(c) His birthday.
(d) The Fourth of July.

3. How many pounds did Francisco weigh when he left home to attend college?
(a) 145.
(b) 129.
(c) 161.
(d) 136.

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

5. What is a curandera?
(a) A fruit.
(b) A purse.
(c) A party.
(d) A healer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade did Francisco earn on the English essay he got back just before the dance at Cervantes Hall?

2. In what location on campus did Francisco often take long walks?

3. By what time of the morning did Francisco and the other students in his dorm have to be back in their rooms on the weekend?

4. The barracks in which Francisco's family lived along with other migrant workers was a relic from which war?

5. In what grade did Francisco become enamored with the music of Elvis Presley?

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