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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. Where do the children play bullfight?
(a) In the pasture.
(b) In the plaza.
(c) In the corrals.
(d) By the river.

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

3. How high are the sidewalks where Ernie lives in the Mazatlan?
(a) There are no sidewalks where Ernie lives.
(b) Six or seven feet above the street.
(c) Six inches high.
(d) A foot high.

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

5. Ernie comments that the world is made of two types of men, those on horseback and what other type of men?
(a) Those on foot.
(b) Those with money.
(c) Those on their knees.
(d) Those in government.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the gang leader of the boys of the brewery?

2. Why does Henriqueta give Ernie an emulsion called Wampole?

3. Why does Coronel attack a buzzard?

4. At what age do the boys in the village begin taking on manual labor?

5. How do many of the neighborhood residents view doctors in Mazatlan?

(see the answer key)

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