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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What book does Ernie ask Mr. Howard to find for him?
(a) The Three Little Pigs.
(b) Commentaries on the Common Law of England.
(c) Tio Tonche.
(d) The Hardy Boys.

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

4. What role do the younger boys play when the older boys allow them to play bullfights with them?
(a) Fans.
(b) The bull.
(c) The matadores.
(d) The picadores.

5. What do Don Porfirio's mounted police tell the Lopez family they are to do for the troops coming to the village?
(a) They are to come out and cheer for them.
(b) They are to pay them their taxes.
(c) They are to do whatever they ask.
(d) They are to make them breakfast.

6. Which of the following roles do Americans not have in the barrio?
(a) Residents.
(b) Policemen.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Rent collectors.

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

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

9. Which animals did Ernie's family leave behind in Jalco?
(a) The hens.
(b) Coronel.
(c) All answers are right.
(d) Relbmpago.

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

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

12. Where does Henriqueta's cousin suggest she save her money?
(a) With the church.
(b) Under her floorboards.
(c) With her cousin in a secret place.
(d) In the bank.

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

14. What do the wooden crosses that Ernie sees on his journey to Tepic mean?
(a) They mark spots where other travelers have died.
(b) The show where churches once stood.
(c) They remind travelers to pray.
(d) They represent saints that watch over travelers' safety.

15. What two things are the soldiers looking for when they come to Jalco?
(a) Gold and weapons.
(b) Alcohol and weapons.
(c) Criminals and alcohol.
(d) Weapons and young men.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Between what ages do young men in Jalco ask for a girl's hand in marriage?

3. How old is the landlady's helper in Tepic?

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

5. Who shoots at Josy as he leaves his job building stone markers?

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