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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Ernie notice about Juan-Chon when he sees him on the train to the U.S?
(a) That he is not wearing shoes.
(b) That he is limping.
(c) That his braid is missing.
(d) That his face is bruised.

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

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

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

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

8. When are boys responsible for completing traditionally feminine chores?
(a) Never.
(b) There are no traditionally feminine chores.
(c) Whenever they are misbehaving.
(d) Only when there are no girls in the household.

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

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

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

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

13. 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 want an adventure.
(d) Because they are ready to move on to bigger things.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ernie think that people are worried about safety in Tepic?

2. Who comes through Jalco with news of Gustavo?

3. What does Ernie's mother have him take to Juan-Chon while on the train?

4. Where do Ernie and his family stay the first night of their travels to Tepic?

5. How does Ernie react when he sees the American soldiers helping people off the train?

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