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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. Upon seeing which article of Francisco's clothing did Smokey look puzzled before their departure for Cervantes Hall?
2. What part of Francisco's ROTC membership did he consider a waste of time?
3. To what California city did Francisco travel in order to attend college at the start of the memoir?
4. The barracks in which Francisco's family lived along with other migrant workers was a relic from which war?
5. In what grade did Francisco become enamored with the music of Elvis Presley?
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 has been the nickname of Jimenez's little brother Jose Francisco throughout the boys' lives and why?
3. Discuss a time in the memoir when Jimenez makes a connection between racism and some other form of prejudice.
4. Discuss a scene in which Jimenez employs sensory details in order to create a particular mood.
5. What part of Jimenez's membership in the ROTC did he enjoy?
6. What part of Jimenez's membership in the ROTC did he loathe?
7. In what way does the theme of shame emerge within the chapter of Reaching Out entitled "A Compromise"?
8. For what reason does Jimenez allude to John Steinbeck within the opening chapters of Reaching Out?
9. What element of the student body's demographics surprises Jimenez when he arrives at the University of Santa Clara?
10. From what source do Francisco's ideas about college emerge prior to moving into his dormitory?
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
In what way does Jimenez go about breaking the text into parts and how do these structural elements help to advance the text’s arguments?
Essay Topic 3
In what way does Jimenez utilize irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within Reaching Out and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.
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