Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many weeks before Francisco's arrival from college had his father departed for Mexico?
2. The night Francisco was dropped off at Roberto's house, who visited unexpectedly?
3. In what class did Francisco meet Laura in the middle of his sophomore year?
4. The first time Francisco had dinner at Emily's house, he felt soothed by the sight of a "molcajete" (130). What is the English translation of this Spanish word?
5. One of the people at the Sodality meeting who made offensive comments apologized to Francisco for what action?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way is the act of taking initiative portrayed in a positive light within Reaching Out?
2. What objects in Emily's family kitchen are used by Jimenez to symbolize his own feelings of belonging and shared understanding?
3. What major obstacle did Jimenez face upon returning to the University of Santa Clara to begin his sophomore year and how did he overcome it?
4. What reasons did Rafael Hernandez give Jimenez for his decision to return to Mexico?
5. What advice did Jimenez's father always give him about friendship?
6. For what specific reason did Jimenez feel grateful to have known Rafael Hernandez?
7. What special significance did the Thanksgiving holiday hold for Jimenez and why?
8. Which classes constituted Jimenez's favorites during the first semester of his sophomore year?
9. What motivation drove Jimenez to try to teach himself how to pick cotton at the age of six?
10. How does Jimenez characterize the emotions he felt upon returning to the University of Santa Clara to begin his sophomore year?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Jimenez's message regarding the difference between awareness and activism and how does Jimenez get this message across to the reader?
Essay Topic 2
How does Jimenez’s use of the first person point of view to tell his own story serve the purposes of the text? Discuss how Jimenez’s choice of point of view helps to advance the treatment of at least three particular themes within the text.
Essay Topic 3
Examine how Jimenez goes about connecting personal experience with the arguments put forth within Reaching Out. How does Jimenez accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?
|
This section contains 1,167 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
