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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 work position did Roberto hold both before and after his wedding to Darlene?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Landscaper.
(d) Cook.

2. What kind of religious figure was the prefect who lived in Francisco's dormitory?
(a) A Presbyterian reverend.
(b) A Rabbi.
(c) A Baptist minister.
(d) A Jesuit priest.

3. Why did Francisco join the Reserve Officers Training Corp?
(a) Smokey joined.
(b) Freshmen were required to join.
(c) Francisco had aspirations of military service.
(d) Francisco wanted to impress his father.

4. What was the mascot of the University of Santa Clara?
(a) A wolverine.
(b) A lightning bolt.
(c) A bronco.
(d) A lion.

5. What was the true answer to Smokey's question about where Francisco had been born?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Mexico.
(c) California.
(d) Utah.

Short Answer Questions

1. As part of the deal between Smokey and Francisco, Francisco attended what kind of event?

2. What grade did Francisco earn on the English essay he got back just before the dance at Cervantes Hall?

3. The driver's side door in the Jimenez family car required which object to hold it closed?

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

5. How many cavities did Francisco have filled when Robert Easton paid for him to see a dentist?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What caused Jimenez to join the Reserve Officers Training Corps during college?

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

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

8. Discuss a scene in which Jimenez employs sensory details in order to create a particular mood.

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

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

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