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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 class did Francisco meet Laura in the middle of his sophomore year?
2. What position at the college did Rafael Hernandez inhabit when Jimenez first befriended him?
3. During which week of September did Francisco move into the dorms at the start of his sophomore year?
4. Which of Francisco's siblings almost died during the time the family lived in Tent City?
5. How many classes did all juniors and seniors take at a time at the University of Santa Clara?
Short Essay Questions
1. What major secret of his own did Jimenez reveal to Laura in the chapter entitled "A Secret Revealed"?
2. Which classes constituted Jimenez's favorites during the first semester of his sophomore year?
3. How does Jimenez characterize the emotions he felt upon returning to the University of Santa Clara to begin his sophomore year?
4. What motivation drove Jimenez to try to teach himself how to pick cotton at the age of six?
5. What was Jimenez's single piece of knowledge about Sodality life before his conversation with Father O'Neill?
6. How did Father O'Neill define a leader within his conversation with Jimenez across the university's campus?
7. In which two ways was Laura different than every other student in the Latin American Literature class?
8. Who was Emily and how did Jimenez make her acquaintance?
9. What special significance did the Thanksgiving holiday hold for Jimenez and why?
10. What parallel does Jimenez draw between regression and oppression in the scene of his father's drunken tirade?
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
What messages does Jimenez send to readers about the themes of isolation and outreach?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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