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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In how many credits did Francisco enroll during the second semester of his sophomore year?
(a) 18 and a half.
(b) 17 and a half.
(c) 16.
(d) 14 and a half.

2. Francisco aspired to take on what work position under the supervision of Dr. Martha James Hardman de Bautista?
(a) Handyman.
(b) Archivist.
(c) Reader.
(d) Tutor.

3. The person who took care of Papa in Mexico was related to her charge in what way?
(a) Sister.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Mother.
(d) Cousin.

4. Francisco's father was under the influence of which substance when he was found sprawled out on the grass the night before a major holiday?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Pain medication.

5. What is a curandera?
(a) A fruit.
(b) A party.
(c) A healer.
(d) A purse.

6. One of the people at the Sodality meeting who made offensive comments apologized to Francisco for what action?
(a) For not knowing that Francisco was a feminist.
(b) For not knowing that Francisco had a gay brother.
(c) For not knowing that Francisco was Mexican.
(d) For not knowing that Francisco was so young.

7. How many part-time jobs in total did Francisco hold at the same time during sophomore year?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

8. In what level of school were the students whom Francisco tutored in the Spanish language and culture in order to prepare them for community service work?
(a) Middle school.
(b) Elementary school.
(c) High school.
(d) College.

9. For whom did Francisco continue to work throughout his junior year at college?
(a) Dr. Vari.
(b) Father Walsh.
(c) Professor Hardman de Bautista.
(d) Father O'Neill.

10. Francisco reports that he and Roberto had been prohibited from taking what action at school during their first year of residence in the United States?
(a) Writing Spanish.
(b) Speaking Spanglish.
(c) Reading Spanish.
(d) Speaking Spanish.

11. On what occasion did Francisco's father gift him a Saint Christopher medal?
(a) The Fourth of July.
(b) His birthday.
(c) His eighth grade graduation.
(d) Christmas.

12. How many weeks before Francisco's arrival from college had his father departed for Mexico?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

13. Ruben Dario was an artist from Nicaragua who created what type of art?
(a) Dance choreography.
(b) Oil painting.
(c) Literature.
(d) Sculpture.

14. Laura told Francisco in the chapter entitled "A Secret Revealed" that her mother had died when she was how old?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 14,
(d) 12.

15. On what holiday did members of the Jimenez family retrieve their patriarch from jail?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Palm Sunday.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Francisco when he tried to teach himself how to pick a particular crop?

2. Through which person did Francisco meet his friend Emily during his sophomore year of college?

3. By Francisco's junior year in college, he was still uncomfortable taking what action?

4. Who broke the news to Francisco about the sudden departure of Francisco's father?

5. How old was Francisco's sibling at the time of contracting an illness while the family lived in Tent City?

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