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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Soul Mate, Home Away from Home, Paisano, In a Cell, and A Secret Revealed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What objects were embedded in Francisco's father's chin and hands when he was found sprawled out on the grass?
(a) Thorns.
(b) Cactus needles.
(c) Pieces of gravel.
(d) Porcupine quills.

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

3. 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.

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

5. What emotion did Francisco experience when he woke up and remembered the events that had taken place the night of the basketball game?
(a) Shame.
(b) Relief.
(c) Surprise.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jimenez shared with Laura in the chapter entitled "A Secret Revealed" that his family had come to the United States illegally when he was how old?

2. What is the English translation of the word "curandera" (122)?

3. One of the people at the Sodality meeting who made offensive comments apologized to Francisco for what action?

4. What position at the college did Rafael Hernandez inhabit when Jimenez first befriended him?

5. Which author's work was the focus of Francisco's first English essay assigned in college?

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