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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. How do many of the neighborhood residents view doctors in Mazatlan?
(a) They are supicious of them and try to remedy themselves.
(b) They do not know what doctors are.
(c) They hate all doctors.
(d) They like doctors but simply cannot afford to go to them.

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

3. What type of food does the restaurant where Ernie works serve?
(a) Pork stew.
(b) Seafood.
(c) Tacos.
(d) Garbanzo chower.

4. Why is Ernie not allowed in the party for the poor children?
(a) Because he has not combed his hair.
(b) Because he did not have an invitation.
(c) Because he is wearing shoes.
(d) Because he is not dirty and must not be poor.

5. Who comments that buzzards are "chickens"?
(a) Catarino.
(b) Ernie.
(c) Henriqueta.
(d) Esther.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Ernie respond when he sees the rooster trying to mate with a hen?

3. What are haciendas?

4. What similarity can be seen between Coronel and Don Catarino?

5. Besides "rooster" what does the Spanish word gallo mean?

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