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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what class did Francisco meet Laura in the middle of his sophomore year?
(a) Economics.
(b) Biology.
(c) History of Civilization.
(d) Latin American Literature.

4. 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) Mud.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Milk.
(d) Honey.

5. While still in high school, Francisco organized a food drive for migrant families in what city?
(a) Santa Maria.
(b) Palm Desert.
(c) Sunnyvale.
(d) Cathedral City.

6. 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?
(a) Alfalfa.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Corn.

7. What object did Rafael Hernandez give to Francisco as a gift before returning to Mexico to join his family?
(a) A pestle.
(b) A book.
(c) A calendar.
(d) A clock.

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

9. Francisco had Dr. Martha James Hardman de Bautista as his professor for what subject?
(a) Knowledge and Reality.
(b) Latin American Literature.
(c) History of Christianity.
(d) Introduction to Logic.

10. What object fell out of Francisco's father's pocket just before the arrival of the police?
(a) A knife.
(b) A gun.
(c) A pair of dice.
(d) A pack of cards.

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

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

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

14. Jimenez tells the reader that his friendship with Rafael had helped him to understand which of his family members more completely?
(a) His sister Rorra.
(b) His brother Roberto.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother Joaquina.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Francisco stormed out of a Sodality meeting as a result of hearing what kinds of comments?

2. What kind of business did Laura's parents own when she was a child?

3. For whom did Francisco continue to work throughout his junior year at college?

4. 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?

5. In the chapter entitled "A Secret Revealed," what beverage did Laura and Jimenez drink as Francisco confided in Laura?

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