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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Ernie when his mother returns home at night from helping attend to a sick person?
(a) Hiding under his bed.
(b) Sitting at the dinner table.
(c) Playing outside in the dark.
(d) At the well.

2. What does Ernie refer to his mother's sewing machine as?
(a) The Ajax.
(b) The Singer.
(c) Samson.
(d) The monster.

3. What is the Plaza de Armas?
(a) The nearest church to Ernie's home.
(b) Tepic's central plaza.
(c) The street that Ernie lives on in Tepic.
(d) The main government building in Tepic.

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

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

6. Whose belonging have to be brought to the Lopez's home due to the flooding?
(a) Don Evaristo's.
(b) Don Manuelo's.
(c) Don Guillermo's.
(d) Don Catalinio's.

7. Why are the Lopez's held at Angel Island when they come by boat to the U.S?
(a) Because that is as far as the boat goes.
(b) Because they are in quarantine.
(c) Because that is where they requested to be dropped off.
(d) Because they are criminals.

8. What example does Ernie give that shows there are safety concerns in Tepic?
(a) Gustavo sleeps with a knife near his bed.
(b) Ernie's mother purchases a gun.
(c) Everyone is in their homes by twilight.
(d) The landlady bars the doors of the patio at night.

9. What does Josy call the guerrilla soldiers that live in the mountains?
(a) Malos.
(b) Autoridades.
(c) Bolas.
(d) Revolucionarios.

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

11. What does Ernie call the men who stand outside stores yelling their slogans?
(a) Street criers.
(b) Salesmen.
(c) Zagubn.
(d) Yellers.

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

13. What is the name of the boy Ernie runs against in the mock election?
(a) Homer.
(b) Hal.
(c) Hank.
(d) Herbert.

14. How does Henriqueta contribute to the family income while in Mazatlan?
(a) By teaching at a neighborhood school.
(b) By sewing and mending.
(c) By washing other clothes.
(d) By nannying.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animals did Ernie's family leave behind in Jalco?

2. What part of Ernie's is sore from the long horse ride to Tepic?

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

4. What does Ernie notice about Juan-Chon when he sees him on the train to the U.S?

5. What animals does Catarino bring back home with him from work in Part Two, Section 1?

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