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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. Francisco explained to Laura that some Mexicans believe that the devil has the feet of what type of animal once he transforms himself into a man?

2. By Francisco's junior year in college, he was still uncomfortable taking what action?

3. Which member of Francisco's father's family lived in Tlaquepaque?

4. How many part-time jobs in total did Francisco hold at the same time during sophomore year?

5. Francisco confided in Laura about his family's deportation that occurred how many years after their entry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What event caused Jimenez and Laura to have to spend more time together after they strike up an acquaintance?

3. How did Father O'Neill define a leader within his conversation with Jimenez across the university's campus?

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

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

6. How does Jimenez characterize the emotions he felt upon returning to the University of Santa Clara to begin his sophomore year?

7. What advice did Jimenez's father always give him about friendship?

8. In which two ways was Laura different than every other student in the Latin American Literature class?

9. 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?

10. What objects in Emily's family kitchen are used by Jimenez to symbolize his own feelings of belonging and shared understanding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What is the purpose of the photographs included within 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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