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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. One of the treatments used to cure Francisco's sibling during their time living in Tent City involved rubbing what objects on the child's stomach?

2. What objects were embedded in Francisco's father's chin and hands when he was found sprawled out on the grass?

3. Who advised Francisco to apply for a job as a prefect during his junior year of college?

4. Who was in charge of the Catholic student organization called Sodality of Our Lady?

5. How many dollars did Francisco borrow from the federal government at the start of his sophomore year of college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss an instance when Jimenez uses a literary device to underscore the theme of collectivism.

2. What special significance did the Thanksgiving holiday hold for Jimenez and why?

3. In what way is the act of taking initiative portrayed in a positive light within Reaching Out?

4. What parallel does Jimenez draw between regression and oppression in the scene of his father's drunken tirade?

5. Which classes constituted Jimenez's favorites during the first semester of his sophomore year?

6. What was Jimenez's single piece of knowledge about Sodality life before his conversation with Father O'Neill?

7. What motivation drove Jimenez to try to teach himself how to pick cotton at the age of six?

8. What major secret of his own did Jimenez reveal to Laura in the chapter entitled "A Secret Revealed"?

9. What instruction did Father O'Neill give to Jimenez about his body language one day during a walk?

10. What similarities did Emily and Jimenez find within their childhood experiences at school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How is the theme of invisibility portrayed in Reaching Out? Examine Jimenez's treatment of and messages regarding invisibility throughout the work.

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