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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Francisco offered to complete what task for his fellow students in return for clothing or cash?
(a) Cleaning.
(b) Tutoring.
(c) Typing.
(d) Laundry.

2. How many dollars did Francisco borrow from the federal government at the start of his sophomore year of college?
(a) $500.
(b) $750.
(c) $300.
(d) $1,000.

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

4. By Francisco's junior year in college, he was still uncomfortable taking what action?
(a) Speaking Spanish with Central Americans.
(b) Speaking in groups.
(c) Writing in Spanish.
(d) Writing persuasive essays.

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

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

7. In what location on campus did Francisco often take long walks?
(a) The Mission Gardens.
(b) The track at the university.
(c) The Embarcadero Gardens.
(d) The Los Altos Hills.

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

9. What passion did Francisco's new roommate share with his previous roommate, Smokey?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Sports.
(c) Board games.
(d) Theater.

10. In what year did a member of Francisco's family participate in the Cristero Revolt in Mexico?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1960.

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

12. For how many credits did Francisco register during his first semester of sophomore year?
(a) 13.
(b) 19.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

13. 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 so young.
(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 a feminist.

14. The chapter entitled "At a Loss" begins on which day of November?
(a) 22.
(b) 30.
(c) 11.
(d) 16.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of Francisco's family had been an avid supporter of John F. Kennedy?

2. Francisco explained to Laura that some Mexicans believe that the devil has the feet of what type of animal once he transforms himself into a man?

3. In what class did Francisco meet Laura in the middle of his sophomore year?

4. How many dollars did Francisco earn in exchange for delivering Christmas presents for Mrs. Hancock?

5. What object did Rafael Hernandez give to Francisco as a gift before returning to Mexico to join his family?

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