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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 of Francisco's siblings almost died during the time the family lived in Tent City?
(a) Rorra.
(b) Trampita.
(c) Roberto.
(d) Torito.

2. What passion did Francisco's new roommate share with his previous roommate, Smokey?
(a) Board games.
(b) Theater.
(c) Sports.
(d) Dancing.

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

4. To which literary character did Father O'Neill allude when instructing Francisco to hold his head up high while walking?
(a) Don Quixote.
(b) David Copperfield.
(c) Holden Caulfield.
(d) Don Juan.

5. How many part-time jobs in total did Francisco hold at the same time during sophomore year?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what holiday did members of the Jimenez family retrieve their patriarch from jail?

2. Which of Francisco's siblings did he often watch all day within the confines of the family car when he was young?

3. By Francisco's junior year in college, he was still uncomfortable taking what action?

4. How many dollars did Francisco earn in exchange for delivering Christmas presents for Mrs. Hancock?

5. One of the people at the Sodality meeting who made offensive comments apologized to Francisco for what action?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What special significance did the Thanksgiving holiday hold for Jimenez and why?

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

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

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

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

8. What objects in Emily's family kitchen are used by Jimenez to symbolize his own feelings of belonging and shared understanding?

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

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

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