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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Alcohol.
(c) Pain medication.
(d) Marijuana.

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

4. How many classes did all juniors and seniors take at a time at the University of Santa Clara?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. Francisco wrote an essay about "The Allegory of the Cave" written by which philosopher?
(a) Locke.
(b) Kant.
(c) Plato.
(d) Descartes.

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

7. What form of transportation did Francisco's father use to travel to Tlaquepaque?
(a) Bus.
(b) Boat.
(c) Train.
(d) Hitchhiking.

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

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

10. How many dollars did Francisco earn in exchange for delivering Christmas presents for Mrs. Hancock?
(a) $100.
(b) $70.
(c) $50.
(d) $150.

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

12. How old was Francisco's mother Joaquina when she married Francisco's father?
(a) 18.
(b) 23.
(c) 25.
(d) 16.

13. How old was Francisco's sibling at the time of contracting an illness while the family lived in Tent City?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) A few months.
(d) 3.

14. Which of Francisco's siblings did he often watch all day within the confines of the family car when he was young?
(a) Trampita.
(b) Ruben.
(c) Roberto.
(d) Rorra.

15. One of the treatments used to cure Francisco's sibling during their time living in Tent City involved rubbing what objects on the child's stomach?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Honey.
(c) Mud.
(d) Milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crop would the rest of the family be picking in the days when Francisco watched one of his siblings inside the family car all day?

2. 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?

3. In what month did Francisco return home from college to find his father gone?

4. On what holiday did members of the Jimenez family retrieve their patriarch from jail?

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

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