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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. What is a curandera?

3. Jimenez tells the reader that his friendship with Rafael had helped him to understand which of his family members more completely?

4. Francisco aspired to take on what work position under the supervision of Dr. Martha James Hardman de Bautista?

5. The person who took care of Papa in Mexico was related to her charge in what way?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Jimenez meet the person referred to in the chapter title "Soul Mate"?

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

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

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

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

7. For what specific reason did Jimenez feel grateful to have known Rafael Hernandez?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jimenez’s use of Aristotle's appeals within the text of the memoir Reaching Out. How does Jimenez use each of the three appeals to persuade the reader of points central to the overall messages of the work?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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