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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What method did Francisco use to cope with the anxiety he felt about his academic preparation?
(a) He cleaned the dorm room.
(b) He called his mother.
(c) He used a pre-writing method.
(d) He slept.

2. In what California city was the college that Robert Easton attended after graduating from high school?
(a) Davis.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) Sunnyvale.

3. In what direction from the college did Francisco and Smokey have to travel in order to reach Cervantes Hall?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) South.

4. What object did Francisco's father often place under his bed in hopes of warding off evil spirits?
(a) A half-empty glass of water.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) A fork.
(d) A knife.

5. Which author's work was the focus of Francisco's first English essay assigned in college?
(a) Ezra Pound.
(b) Virginia Woolf.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Kate Chopin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Smokey pointed out which similarity between himself and Smokey?

2. In what grade did Francisco become enamored with the music of Elvis Presley?

3. On which of Francisco's initial days at college was he scheduled to take an English placement test?

4. In what grade was Roberto when he and his brother Francisco lived together without their other family members?

5. For how many months did Francisco and Roberto live together on their own in the United States?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which aspect of Jimenez's departure for college causes him unexpected pain?

2. In what way does the theme of shame emerge within the chapter of Reaching Out entitled "A Compromise"?

3. Discuss a time in the memoir when Jimenez makes a connection between racism and some other form of prejudice.

4. Contrast Smokey's favorite pastime with Jimenez's favorite pastime during their freshman year.

5. What part of Jimenez's membership in the ROTC did he enjoy?

6. For what length of time did the Jimenez family live in the United States after their first arrival there?

7. Discuss a time in the memoir when Jimenez uses the motif of dreams to highlight the emotional messages within a particular scene.

8. What did a green uniform used to signify for Jimenez and why?

9. What has been the nickname of Jimenez's little brother Jose Francisco throughout the boys' lives and why?

10. From what source do Francisco's ideas about college emerge prior to moving into his dormitory?

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