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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. In what sort of residence did Roberto and Francisco live alone in the United States for a number of months?

2. In what year did Francisco leave home to attend college in California?

3. How many pounds did Francisco gain over his freshman year of college?

4. How did Francisco and Smokey get the beer they drank on the night when Francisco attended his first basketball game?

5. Francisco accompanied Smokey to a basketball game just after their completion of what task?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what length of time did the Jimenez family live in the United States after their first arrival there?

2. What unexpected benefit comes from Jimenez's donning of a green uniform for ROTC?

3. How did Jimenez come to be an avid fan of Elvis Presley?

4. Discuss a scene in which Jimenez employs sensory details in order to create a particular mood.

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

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

7. For what reason does Jimenez allude to John Steinbeck within the opening chapters of Reaching Out?

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

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

10. For what reason do Jimenez's mother and father stay in the car during the move into the dormitory?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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

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