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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. On which of Francisco's initial days at college was he scheduled to take an English placement test?
(a) The third.
(b) The eleventh.
(c) The ninth.
(d) The second.

3. 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.

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

5. 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.

6. 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) Chicken.
(d) Beef.

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

8. Toto was the nickname of which member of the Jimenez family?
(a) Roberto.
(b) Ruben.
(c) Torito.
(d) Rorra.

9. In what California city was Cervantes Hall located?
(a) Sunnyvale.
(b) Fresno.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Hayward.

10. By the time Francisco met Robert Easton, he had been to a dentist how many times in his life?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

11. What object did Francisco's father often place under his bed in hopes of warding off evil spirits?
(a) A half-empty glass of water.
(b) A fork.
(c) A handkerchief.
(d) A knife.

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

13. What grade did Francisco earn on the English essay he got back just before the dance at Cervantes Hall?
(a) A-.
(b) A.
(c) B-.
(d) B.

14. Smokey found fault with which habit of Francisco's and sought to fix it?
(a) His self-deprecation.
(b) His avoidance of college sports matches.
(c) His poor study habits.
(d) His tendency to criticize others.

15. What color were the uniforms for members of the ROTC, according to Francisco?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what California city was Robert Easton born?

2. What color were the uniforms worn by the immigration officers with whom Francisco had come into contact?

3. How many pounds did Francisco gain over his freshman year of college?

4. What verb is used to describe the manner in which Francisco's father delivered a smile to Francisco when he came home from his first year at college?

5. For how many months did Francisco and Roberto live together on their own in the United States?

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