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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What method did Francisco use to cope with the anxiety he felt about his academic preparation?
(a) He slept.
(b) He called his mother.
(c) He used a pre-writing method.
(d) He cleaned the dorm room.

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

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

4. What kind of religious figure was the prefect who lived in Francisco's dormitory?
(a) A Rabbi.
(b) A Baptist minister.
(c) A Jesuit priest.
(d) A Presbyterian reverend.

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) Anger.
(b) Surprise.
(c) Shame.
(d) Relief.

6. What class did Francisco take from Dr. Vari?
(a) Western Civilization.
(b) Biology.
(c) English.
(d) Spanish.

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

8. In what year did Francisco leave home to attend college in California?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1986.

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

10. In what year was Robert Easton born?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1911.

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

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

13. In what sort of residence did Roberto and Francisco live alone in the United States for a number of months?
(a) A college preparatory school.
(b) An apartment.
(c) A migrant labor camp.
(d) A reform school.

14. In what activity did the Jimenez family often engage within their storage shed next to their home in the barracks?
(a) They held parties.
(b) They grew herbs.
(c) They cooked food.
(d) They took baths.

15. At what time of the morning did upperclassmen bang on the door of Francisco and Smokey to force them to learn a song?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of event did Francisco attend that surprised him by how good it made him feel?

2. The barracks in which Francisco's family lived along with other migrant workers was a relic from which war?

3. Smokey pointed out which similarity between himself and Smokey?

4. What kind of a bone did Joaquina often buy to serve as a base for the family's foraged vegetables?

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

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