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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 advised Francisco to apply for a job as a prefect during his junior year of college?
(a) Father Shanks.
(b) Father O'Neill.
(c) Professor de Bautista.
(d) Mrs. Hancock.

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

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) Milk.
(c) Honey.
(d) Mud.

4. The first time Francisco had dinner at Emily's house, he felt soothed by the sight of a "molcajete" (130). What is the English translation of this Spanish word?
(a) A book.
(b) A jack-in-the-box.
(c) A stone mortar.
(d) A mask.

5. What was the name of Francisco's roommate at the University of Santa Clara during his junior year?
(a) Miles.
(b) Matthew.
(c) James.
(d) Jeffrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Francisco confided in Laura about his family's deportation that occurred how many years after their entry?

2. What position at the college did Rafael Hernandez inhabit when Jimenez first befriended him?

3. In front of which hall were Francisco and Laura sitting when he confided that he had something to tell her?

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

5. What passion did Francisco's new roommate share with his previous roommate, Smokey?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What similarities did Emily and Jimenez find within their childhood experiences at school?

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

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

5. What was Jimenez's single piece of knowledge about Sodality life before his conversation with Father O'Neill?

6. What news did Jimenez receive about his father's situation in Mexico during the second half of Jimenez's sophomore year of college?

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

8. Who was Emily and how did Jimenez make her acquaintance?

9. What reasons did Rafael Hernandez give Jimenez for his decision to return to Mexico?

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

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