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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 is the English translation of the word "curandera" (122)?
(a) Cook.
(b) Healer.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Musician.

2. Laura told Francisco that she began to work in her parents' business at what age?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

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

4. The chapter entitled "At a Loss" begins on which day of November?
(a) 30.
(b) 22.
(c) 11.
(d) 16.

5. In what year did a member of Francisco's family participate in the Cristero Revolt in Mexico?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1926.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter entitled "A Secret Revealed," what beverage did Laura and Jimenez drink as Francisco confided in Laura?

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

3. 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?

4. Through which person did Francisco meet his friend Emily during his sophomore year of college?

5. In what class did Francisco meet Laura in the middle of his sophomore year?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What major obstacle did Jimenez face upon returning to the University of Santa Clara to begin his sophomore year and how did he overcome it?

7. What major secret of his own did Jimenez reveal to Laura in the chapter entitled "A Secret Revealed"?

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

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

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

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