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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of a bone did Joaquina often buy to serve as a base for the family's foraged vegetables?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Mutton.
(c) Beef.
(d) Chicken.

2. 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?
(a) 12.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

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

5. Which of the following WAS allowed to be worn during meals at Francisco's college?
(a) Tee shirts.
(b) Sandals.
(c) Jeans.
(d) Tank tops.

6. In what California city was Robert Easton born?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) Santa Cruz.
(c) San Jose.
(d) San Francisco.

7. Which member of Francisco's family was the first to make fun of his weight gain?
(a) Ruben.
(b) Torita.
(c) Trampita.
(d) Rorra.

8. Which author's work was the focus of Francisco's first English essay assigned in college?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Kate Chopin.
(c) Ezra Pound.
(d) Virginia Woolf.

9. Father Warren taught classes in what discipline?
(a) Trigonometry.
(b) Western Civilization.
(c) Spanish.
(d) English.

10. 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) C.
(c) A.
(d) B.

11. What food had Francisco and Roberto requested that their mother Joaquina refrain from packing in their school lunches?
(a) Tacos.
(b) Carrots.
(c) Nachos.
(d) Pulled pork.

12. How many hours per week did Francisco work before he left to attend college in California?
(a) 35.
(b) 15.
(c) 25.
(d) 60.

13. Upon seeing which article of Francisco's clothing did Smokey look puzzled before their departure for Cervantes Hall?
(a) Bowtie.
(b) Jacket.
(c) Scarf.
(d) Boots.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many older siblings does Francisco have?

2. At what time of the morning did upperclassmen bang on the door of Francisco and Smokey to force them to learn a song?

3. For what kind of company had Robert Easton worked for many decades?

4. In what grade was Roberto when he and his brother Francisco lived together without their other family members?

5. In what year was Robert Easton born?

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