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 type of fruit is cooked overnight in a hole in the ground?
(a) Pinapples.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Apples.
(d) Mangoes.

2. Which of the following is not mentioned by the author as being a public place in his village?
(a) The chapel.
(b) The street.
(c) The watering hole.
(d) The plaza.

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

4. What is the central theme of Cleofas' version of Jalco's history?
(a) War.
(b) Survival.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Famine.

5. What type of wildlife is the forest around Jalcocotbn heavily populated with?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Jungle cats.
(c) Birds.
(d) Bears.

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

7. At what age is it customary for adults and neighbors to take part in the child's discipline in the village of Jalco?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fourteen.

8. Why did the original settlers of Jalcocotbn choose that location to settle?
(a) Because it was close to the city of San Antonio.
(b) Because it was in a fertile valley.
(c) Because it offered natural protection from intruders and the harsh wind and sun.
(d) Because it was close to the Pacific Ocean.

9. Where does Dosa Eduvijes sit when she is ready to tell her tales?
(a) On the big rock at the bank of the pond.
(b) Right outside the doors of the town chapel.
(c) On a brick bench in the plaza.
(d) On the front step of her little hut.

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

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

12. Which of the following items is not found in pinole?
(a) Corn.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Cinnamon.
(d) Lemon Leaves.

13. Besides drinking water, what does the stream deliver to the village?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Alga.
(c) Driftwood.
(d) Fish.

14. What do Dosa Eduvijes' tales do for the children in the village?
(a) Makes them more creative.
(b) Teaches them about mythology.
(c) Scares them so that they do not go into the surrounding woods.
(d) Provides exposure to the concepts of good and evil.

15. What is Cleofas' age?
(a) 82.
(b) 91.
(c) 75.
(d) It does not say.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information about Jalcocotbn is shared at the beginning of the story?

2. What is the importance of the city of Jalcocotbn to the author?

3. How do Ernie and his cousins view the rooster?

4. Who comments that buzzards are "chickens"?

5. What is aguardiente according to Ernie?

(see the answer keys)

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