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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. Who was in charge of the Catholic student organization called Sodality of Our Lady?
(a) Professor de Bautista.
(b) Father O'Neill.
(c) Father Shanks.
(d) Professor McLaughlin.

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

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

4. The night Francisco was dropped off at Roberto's house, who visited unexpectedly?
(a) Darlene.
(b) Rorra.
(c) Joaquina.
(d) Trampita.

5. In what location on campus did Francisco often take long walks?
(a) The Embarcadero Gardens.
(b) The Mission Gardens.
(c) The track at the university.
(d) The Los Altos Hills.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month did Francisco return home from college to find his father gone?

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

3. What is the English translation of the word "curandera" (122)?

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

5. How old was Francisco's mother Joaquina when she married Francisco's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what specific reason did Jimenez feel grateful to have known Rafael Hernandez?

2. Which classes constituted Jimenez's favorites during the first semester of his sophomore year?

3. In which two ways was Laura different than every other student in the Latin American Literature class?

4. What parallel does Jimenez draw between regression and oppression in the scene of his father's drunken tirade?

5. What event caused Jimenez and Laura to have to spend more time together after they strike up an acquaintance?

6. In what way is the act of taking initiative portrayed in a positive light within Reaching Out?

7. What advice did Jimenez's father always give him about friendship?

8. How did Father O'Neill define a leader within his conversation with Jimenez across the university's campus?

9. What instruction did Father O'Neill give to Jimenez about his body language one day during a walk?

10. What milestone does Jimenez depict in the relationship between his mother and father within the chapter entitled "At a Loss"?

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