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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What has caused the creek near Jalco to overflow?
(a) Hurricane rains.
(b) A broken dam.
(c) A huge snow melt.
(d) Mudslides.

3. What does Ernie play with the light bulbs in his Tucson hotel room?
(a) Flash.
(b) On off.
(c) Lightening.
(d) Bright light.

4. How old is the landlady's helper in Tepic?
(a) 1 year younger than Ernie.
(b) 14 years old.
(c) 2 or 3 years older than Ernie.
(d) 25 years old.

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

6. 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 calling for him.
(c) By stomping on the floor.
(d) By knocking on the wall.

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

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

9. Who comes through Jalco with news of Gustavo?
(a) A traveling salesman.
(b) Josy.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A man who used to live in Jalco too.

10. Why do Josy and Gustavo leave Jalco in Part One, sections 9 and 10?
(a) To avoid being forced into military service.
(b) To go to university.
(c) Because they are ready to move on to bigger things.
(d) Because they want an adventure.

11. Where does Henriqueta hide her money when the soldiers come into town?
(a) In a loose floorboard.
(b) In a hole in the ground.
(c) In a hole in the wall.
(d) Outside under the corral.

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

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

14. How does Ernie feel about sandwiches the first time he eats one?
(a) He thinks it is distasteful.
(b) He is indifferent.
(c) He loves it.
(d) It makes him sick.

15. What sign tells Ernie and Henriqueta that Josy has had a successful day of work when he returns home?
(a) He is whistling.
(b) He is singing.
(c) He is dancing.
(d) He is smiling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the only individuals Ernie and Henriqueta socialize with while they stay in Tucson?

2. What treat does Ernie buy from the vendors when his mother gives him money?

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

4. While staying in Acaponeta, where do Ernie and his mother spend Sunday afternoons?

5. Which of the following roles do Americans not have in the barrio?

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