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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the true answer to Smokey's question about where Francisco had been born?
(a) California.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Utah.
(d) New Mexico.

2. 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) They stole it.
(d) Francisco used a fake ID.

3. What food did Francisco and Roberto ask their mother Joaquina to pack in their school lunches in lieu of the food they did not want?
(a) Burritos.
(b) Soup.
(c) Cupcakes.
(d) Sandwiches.

4. In what direction from the college did Francisco and Smokey have to travel in order to reach Cervantes Hall?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) South.

5. What work position did Roberto hold both before and after his wedding to Darlene?
(a) Cook.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Landscaper.

6. From what source did Francisco learn about the dance happening at Cervantes Hall?
(a) The television.
(b) A poster in downtown Santa Clara.
(c) The radio.
(d) A poster on campus.

7. What was the mascot of the University of Santa Clara?
(a) A lion.
(b) A lightning bolt.
(c) A bronco.
(d) A wolverine.

8. Francisco accompanied Smokey to a basketball game just after their completion of what task?
(a) Washing the professors' cars.
(b) Final exams.
(c) Cleaning their room.
(d) Midterm exams.

9. The driver's side door in the Jimenez family car required which object to hold it closed?
(a) A rope.
(b) A length of wire.
(c) A bungee cord.
(d) A plank of wood.

10. Who drove when the family started out on their journey to take Francisco to college?
(a) Francisco.
(b) Joaquina.
(c) Ruben.
(d) Trampita.

11. For what kind of company had Robert Easton worked for many decades?
(a) Railroad.
(b) Gas.
(c) Cable television.
(d) Electric.

12. Smokey pointed out which similarity between himself and Smokey?
(a) Their mutual haircuts.
(b) Their mutual poverty.
(c) Their mutual need for eyeglasses.
(d) Their mutual love of sports.

13. 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) C.
(b) A.
(c) B.
(d) D.

14. 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 Korean War.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Spanish-American War.

15. How many pounds did Francisco gain over his freshman year of college?
(a) 30.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following WAS allowed to be worn during meals at Francisco's college?

2. As Francisco set out for college with his family, he knew that he would miss which member of his family the most?

3. In what year was the Jimenez family deported to Mexico before returning to immigrate to the United States legally?

4. How many younger siblings did Francisco have at the time he set out for college?

5. Father Warren taught classes in what discipline?

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