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

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

3. At what time of the morning did upperclassmen bang on the door of Francisco and Smokey to force them to learn a song?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

4. What method did Francisco use to write the final draft of his first English essay at college?
(a) He used neat handwriting.
(b) He used the word processor in the student union.
(c) He used a mimeograph machine.
(d) He borrowed Smokey's typewriter.

5. By the time Francisco met Robert Easton, he had been to a dentist how many times in his life?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what California city was Robert Easton born?

2. What kind of music was played at the dance at Cervantes Hall?

3. By what time of the morning did Francisco and the other students in his dorm have to be back in their rooms on the weekend?

4. What color were the uniforms worn by the immigration officers with whom Francisco had come into contact?

5. How many hours per week did Francisco work before he left to attend college in California?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Jimenez allude to John Steinbeck within the opening chapters of Reaching Out?

2. What major event is taking place at the time of the memoir's opening?

3. For what reason do Jimenez's mother and father stay in the car during the move into the dormitory?

4. What element of the student body's demographics surprises Jimenez when he arrives at the University of Santa Clara?

5. Which member of the Jimenez family is singled out as the person he will miss the most and why?

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

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

8. What good news did Jimenez receive shortly after the drunken weekend that caused him to feel deep shame?

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

10. How did Jimenez come to be an avid fan of Elvis Presley?

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