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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animals does Catarino bring back home with him from work in Part Two, Section 1?
(a) A horse and mule.
(b) A rooster and hen.
(c) A donkey and dog.
(d) A mule and dog.

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

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

4. What is tied between the horns of the steer skull when the boys play bullfights?
(a) A red ribbon.
(b) A flower.
(c) A cactus leaf.
(d) A piece of rope.

5. What is a capataz?
(a) A small woolen hat.
(b) A sheriff.
(c) A farm supervisor.
(d) A dangerous animal.

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

7. Who are the only individuals Ernie and Henriqueta socialize with while they stay in Tucson?
(a) The family that lives across from them.
(b) The old couple they are renting a room from.
(c) The mailman that comes by once a day.
(d) The father of the local church.

8. What is the name of the forest where the measles patients are quarantined in Part Three?
(a) El Capitan.
(b) El Negro.
(c) El Nanchi.
(d) El Marcho.

9. What American activity are the Mexican immigrants pleasantly surprised about?
(a) The rock n' roll music.
(b) The surprising amount of community activities.
(c) The Americans' laughter.
(d) Trash collection.

10. Who does Ernie work for in California?
(a) A nearby restaurant.
(b) His landlady.
(c) The Chinese laundryman.
(d) The milk man.

11. What type of instrument does Ernie buy from a pawnshop?
(a) Violin.
(b) Oboe.
(c) Flute.
(d) Guitar.

12. What is the largest employer in the area when Ernie is living in Mazatlan?
(a) The large farms.
(b) The South Coast Railroad.
(c) The local quarry.
(d) La Cervecerna del Pacifico.

13. How does Ernie refer to his new apartment in Part Four?
(a) The room.
(b) 418 L.
(c) El Como.
(d) Home.

14. Why does Ernie think that people are worried about safety in Tepic?
(a) Because the city has a history of civil war.
(b) Because of all the gang related violence.
(c) Because of the visible presence of the military throughout the city.
(d) Because of the presense of drug lords.

15. Who gets access to organized education in Tepic?
(a) Everyone.
(b) Only the children of the rich.
(c) Only those going into the church.
(d) Only boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following activities do Americans do that Ernie sees as strange?

2. Who comes through Jalco with news of Gustavo?

3. What type of food does the restaurant where Ernie works serve?

4. What are the gray towers Ernie sees as he approaches Tepic?

5. Whose belonging have to be brought to the Lopez's home due to the flooding?

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