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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 color were the uniforms worn by the immigration officers with whom Francisco had come into contact?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

2. As Francisco set out for college with his family, he knew that he would miss which member of his family the most?
(a) Jose Francisco.
(b) Roberto.
(c) Joaquina.
(d) Ruben.

3. As part of the deal between Smokey and Francisco, Smokey attended what kind of event?
(a) A job fair.
(b) A dance.
(c) A banquet.
(d) A geology lecture.

4. The barracks in which Francisco's family lived along with other migrant workers was a relic from which war?
(a) The Spanish-American War.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Korean War.

5. What kind of music was played at the dance at Cervantes Hall?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Easy Listening.
(c) Rock 'n Roll.
(d) Salsa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Francisco's response when his college roommate Smokey asked him where he was born?

2. In what year was the Jimenez family deported to Mexico before returning to immigrate to the United States legally?

3. What kind of religious figure was the prefect who lived in Francisco's dormitory?

4. Which author's work was the focus of Francisco's first English essay assigned in college?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What unexpected benefit comes from Jimenez's donning of a green uniform for ROTC?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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