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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. Jimenez shared with Laura in the chapter entitled "A Secret Revealed" that his family had come to the United States illegally when he was how old?

2. What object did Rafael Hernandez give to Francisco as a gift before returning to Mexico to join his family?

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

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

5. What position at the college did Rafael Hernandez inhabit when Jimenez first befriended him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons did Rafael Hernandez give Jimenez for his decision to return to Mexico?

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jimenez's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of Reaching Out.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that discusses the symbolism of the cover art chosen for Reaching Out.

Essay Topic 3

In what way does Jimenez go about breaking the text into parts and how do these structural elements help to advance the text’s arguments?

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