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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 part of Francisco's ROTC membership did he enjoy?
(a) The drills.
(b) The flight simulations.
(c) The history lessons.
(d) The uniforms.

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

3. Jimenez tells the reader that his friendship with Rafael had helped him to understand which of his family members more completely?
(a) His sister Rorra.
(b) His mother Joaquina.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother Roberto.

4. In what grade did Francisco become enamored with the music of Elvis Presley?
(a) 8th.
(b) 9th.
(c) 11th.
(d) 6th.

5. While still in high school, Francisco organized a food drive for migrant families in what city?
(a) Cathedral City.
(b) Santa Maria.
(c) Palm Desert.
(d) Sunnyvale.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anxious about troubles at home, Francisco began to engage in which activity with Smokey each morning at six?

2. What was the name of the person who took care of Papa after he returned to Mexico?

3. How old was Papa when he married Francisco's mother Joaquina?

4. In what year was Robert Easton born?

5. What object fell out of Francisco's father's pocket just before the arrival of the police?

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