3. What letter grade did Francisco receive on the assignment he completed for Dr. Quinn just before the end of the chapter entitled "Unexpected Turns"?

4. What class did Francisco take from Dr. Vari?

5. For what kind of company had Robert Easton worked for many decades?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What good news did Jimenez receive shortly after the drunken weekend that caused him to feel deep shame?

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is the purpose of the photographs included within Reaching Out?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jimenez’s use of the motif of sound within the nonfiction work Reaching Out.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the final passages included at the end of Reaching Out.

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