Barrio Boy Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Barrio Boy Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it that Dosa Eduvijes put in her mouth as she tells her stories?
(a) A bottle of liquor.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) A straw of hay.
(d) A pepper.

2. Why does Coronel attack a buzzard?
(a) Because he is trying to claim new territory.
(b) Because the buzzard was hurt.
(c) Because the buzzard attacked a hen.
(d) Because the buzzard was trying to steal his food.

3. What does the Lopez family seem to think the priests are more preoccupied with than saving souls?
(a) Making money.
(b) Saving themselves.
(c) Being treated well.
(d) Moving up in the church.

4. What instrument does Uncle Josy play?
(a) The maracas.
(b) The Harmonica.
(c) The guitar.
(d) The drum.

5. How is the daily lifestyle in Jalcocotbn as seen in Section 2 best described?
(a) Static.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Stressful.
(d) Always changing.

6. How does Ernie learn to roast coffee beans?
(a) WIth patience and love.
(b) Quickly so that they do not turn brown.
(c) In a large kettle.
(d) On the comal.

7. What similarity can be seen between Coronel and Don Catarino?
(a) They are both quick.
(b) They are both the head of their "households."
(c) They are both loud.
(d) They are both very intelligent.

8. What foods does Ernie learn to eat like a man?
(a) Atole and panocha .
(b) Chipotle.
(c) Tamales.
(d) Jalapenos.

9. When do the men in Jalco sing?
(a) During the holidays or birthdays.
(b) Only when they are drunk.
(c) In the evenings as they return from work.
(d) Only in church.

10. What is the importance of the city of Jalcocotbn to the author?
(a) He was born there.
(b) He wants to move there some day.
(c) He attended high school there.
(d) He went to college there.

11. Who collects unbaptized children and carries them off?
(a) The Weeping Woman.
(b) The Devil.
(c) El Chupecabra.
(d) The Wailer.

12. What is suggested after the author's stories circulate at a scholarly meeting?
(a) That he make a movie.
(b) That he speak at more scholarly meetings.
(c) That he stop telling stories.
(d) That he write a book.

13. What slang term for cowardly is used by Ernie's mother in Part One, Section 4?
(a) Scaredy cat.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Spineless.

14. Where was Dosa Henriqueta married?
(a) Jalco.
(b) San Blas.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) Tepic.

15. How many school are there in the village of Jalcocotbn?
(a) None.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the hanging platform called that Ernie slept on as a child?

2. In part one, section 4 what trait do we see associated with femininity?

3. According to the author in Section 1, what is the psychological importance of the story?

4. Which of the following items is not found in pinole?

5. What is the name of the stream that runs through Jalcocotbn?

(see the answer keys)

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