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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Section 3 (to page 171).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shoots at Josy as he leaves his job building stone markers?
(a) A pro-Porfirio soldier.
(b) The foreman of Josy's employer.
(c) A pro-Madero soldier.
(d) A bola.

2. Besides "rooster" what does the Spanish word gallo mean?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Daring.
(d) Weak.

3. What is Leandro Valle?
(a) The name of Ernie's neighbor.
(b) One of the neighborhoods in Mazatlan.
(c) The name of Ernie's best friend in Mazatlan.
(d) The street Ernie lives on.

4. What are haciendas?
(a) Houses.
(b) Commercial farms.
(c) Open fields.
(d) Small communities.

5. Who is the gang leader of the boys of the brewery?
(a) El Perico.
(b) El Mercado.
(c) El Huilo.
(d) El Wampole.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through whose story does Ernie explain the traditional way a boy learns his fathers work?

2. What is the largest employer in the area when Ernie is living in Mazatlan?

3. What grade is Ernie in when he starts school in Mazatlan?

4. What must a boy do before he can begin the courtship process?

5. What slang term for cowardly is used by Ernie's mother in Part One, Section 4?

(see the answer key)

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