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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. For what kind of company had Robert Easton worked for many decades?
2. What part of Francisco's ROTC membership did he enjoy?
3. What emotion did Francisco experience when he woke up and remembered the events that had taken place the night of the basketball game?
4. In what grade was Roberto when he and his brother Francisco lived together without their other family members?
5. Which member of Francisco's family was the first to make fun of his weight gain?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the conflicted nature of Jimenez's feelings as the memoir opens.
2. What good news did Jimenez receive shortly after the drunken weekend that caused him to feel deep shame?
3. Contrast Smokey's favorite pastime with Jimenez's favorite pastime during their freshman year.
4. For what reason do Jimenez's mother and father stay in the car during the move into the dormitory?
5. What major event is taking place at the time of the memoir's opening?
6. What part of Jimenez's membership in the ROTC did he enjoy?
7. From what source do Francisco's ideas about college emerge prior to moving into his dormitory?
8. How did Jimenez come to be an avid fan of Elvis Presley?
9. Describe an instance when Jimenez uses a simile in order to underscore the nature of a particular emotion.
10. What did a green uniform used to signify for Jimenez and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the significance of the final passages included at the end of Reaching Out.
Essay Topic 2
Read a lengthy interview with Jimenez. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Jimenez’s answers and a major theme presented within the text of Reaching Out.
Essay Topic 3
How is the theme of injustice portrayed within Reaching Out? Examine Jimenez's treatment of and messages regarding injustice throughout the work.
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