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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the last name of Laura, the young woman in whom Francisco took a keen interest during his sophomore year?
(a) Savonarola.
(b) Cassini.
(c) Facchini.
(d) Soprano.

2. 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) Cocaine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Pain medication.

3. To which literary character did Father O'Neill allude when instructing Francisco to hold his head up high while walking?
(a) Don Quixote.
(b) Holden Caulfield.
(c) David Copperfield.
(d) Don Juan.

4. Laura was the only student in Professor de Bautista's class to exhibit which trait?
(a) She was a Fulbright scholar.
(b) She was the only woman.
(c) She was not a native Spanish speaker.
(d) She was an immigrant from Italy.

5. In what grade did Francisco realize that he aspired to become a teacher?
(a) 6th.
(b) 8th.
(c) 12th.
(d) 10th.

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

7. How old was Papa when he married Francisco's mother Joaquina?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 21.
(d) 27.

8. In the chapter entitled "A Secret Revealed," what beverage did Laura and Jimenez drink as Francisco confided in Laura?
(a) Tea.
(b) Juice.
(c) Milkshakes.
(d) Coffee.

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

10. What kind of business did Laura's parents own when she was a child?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A grocery store.
(c) A coffee shop.
(d) A tax preparation service.

11. What position at the college did Rafael Hernandez inhabit when Jimenez first befriended him?
(a) Professor.
(b) Electrician.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Registrar.

12. The night Francisco was dropped off at Roberto's house, who visited unexpectedly?
(a) Darlene.
(b) Rorra.
(c) Trampita.
(d) Joaquina.

13. In what month did Francisco return home from college to find his father gone?
(a) December.
(b) May.
(c) April.
(d) June.

14. Who advised Francisco to apply for a job as a prefect during his junior year of college?
(a) Father O'Neill.
(b) Father Shanks.
(c) Professor de Bautista.
(d) Mrs. Hancock.

15. Jimenez shared with Laura in the chapter entitled "A Secret Revealed" that his family had come to the United States illegally when he was how old?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What objects were embedded in Francisco's father's chin and hands when he was found sprawled out on the grass?

2. Francisco wrote an essay about "The Allegory of the Cave" written by which philosopher?

3. Ruben Dario was an artist from Nicaragua who created what type of art?

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

5. 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?

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