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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. What grade did Francisco earn on the English essay he got back just before the dance at Cervantes Hall?

2. Once Francisco left for college, who took over his job as a custodian?

3. By what time of the morning did Francisco and the other students in his dorm have to be back in their rooms on the weekend?

4. Smokey found fault with which habit of Francisco's and sought to fix it?

5. How many younger siblings did Francisco have at the time he set out for college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Name every member of Jimenez's immediate family.

2. From what source do Francisco's ideas about college emerge prior to moving into his dormitory?

3. Discuss a time in the memoir when Jimenez uses the motif of dreams to highlight the emotional messages within a particular scene.

4. What part of Jimenez's membership in the ROTC did he loathe?

5. Which aspect of Jimenez's departure for college causes him unexpected pain?

6. What has been the nickname of Jimenez's little brother Jose Francisco throughout the boys' lives and why?

7. What did a green uniform used to signify for Jimenez and why?

8. Which member of the Jimenez family is singled out as the person he will miss the most and why?

9. What part of Jimenez's membership in the ROTC did he enjoy?

10. What element of the student body's demographics surprises Jimenez when he arrives at the University of Santa Clara?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Jimenez's message regarding a particular shift in worldview that needs to occur for a particular group of people and why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jimenez's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of Reaching Out.

Essay Topic 3

What messages does Jimenez send to readers about the themes of isolation and outreach?

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