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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Old Gentleman signal to Ernie that he should come over and help with his tie?
(a) By sending him notes.
(b) By knocking on the wall.
(c) By stomping on the floor.
(d) By calling for him.

2. What must a boy do before he can begin the courtship process?
(a) Be saved by the holy church.
(b) Learn to work as his father does.
(c) Gain land.
(d) Leave his parents home and build his own.

3. How many rooms does Ernie's new home in Jalco have?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

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

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

6. What is the name of the most dangerous part of the family's journey to Tepic?
(a) The dead saints highway.
(b) The devil's backbone.
(c) The dark path.
(d) The spine.

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

8. Where do Ernie and Henriqueta finally arrive at the end of Part Three?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Gustavo's house.
(c) Hotel Espasol.
(d) El Rey Hotel.

9. According to Henriqueta where else did Christopher Columbus discover besides the U.S.?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Jalco.
(c) Mazatlan.
(d) China.

10. What type of job does Josy hold in Tepic?
(a) He works in construction.
(b) He is a cart driver.
(c) He is a day laborer.
(d) He is a delivery boy.

11. What are the gray towers Ernie sees as he approaches Tepic?
(a) Skyscrapers.
(b) The cathedral.
(c) A large government building.
(d) The old palace.

12. How do Catarino and Gustavo think Nerun got sick?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Heart worms.
(c) By eating a sick animal.
(d) By being bitten by a rabid animal.

13. What grade is Ernie in when he starts school in Mazatlan?
(a) Third grade.
(b) Kindergarten.
(c) Second grade.
(d) First grade.

14. To what city does Gustavo go to find work?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Ensenada.
(c) Tepic.
(d) El Cajon.

15. Where do Ernie and his mother go to get away from the sounds of the city?
(a) A small town north of Tepic.
(b) Their apartment.
(c) Jalco.
(d) The Alameda.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the boy Ernie runs against in the mock election?

3. In Part Four, about how many tenants are there in Ernie's apartment building?

4. Why are the Lopez's held at Angel Island when they come by boat to the U.S?

5. Which of the following characters contracts measles in Part Three of the story?

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