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

2. Francisco reports that he and Roberto had been prohibited from taking what action at school during their first year of residence in the United States?
(a) Speaking Spanglish.
(b) Writing Spanish.
(c) Reading Spanish.
(d) Speaking Spanish.

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

4. While still in high school, Francisco organized a food drive for migrant families in what city?
(a) Palm Desert.
(b) Santa Maria.
(c) Sunnyvale.
(d) Cathedral City.

5. 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 jack-in-the-box.
(b) A mask.
(c) A stone mortar.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the last name of Laura, the young woman in whom Francisco took a keen interest during his sophomore year?

4. How many classes did all juniors and seniors take at a time at the University of Santa Clara?

5. What object fell out of Francisco's father's pocket just before the arrival of the police?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What motivation drove Jimenez to try to teach himself how to pick cotton at the age of six?

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

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

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