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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following activities do Americans do that Ernie sees as strange?
(a) They say "howdy."
(b) They leave their hats on while inside.
(c) They chew on toothpicks.
(d) They grab each others hands and shake them.

3. What is the name of the forest where the measles patients are quarantined in Part Three?
(a) El Marcho.
(b) El Negro.
(c) El Capitan.
(d) El Nanchi.

4. What American activity are the Mexican immigrants pleasantly surprised about?
(a) The surprising amount of community activities.
(b) The Americans' laughter.
(c) Trash collection.
(d) The rock n' roll music.

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

6. According to Part One, Sections 9 and 10, who is campaigning against Don Porfirio for the presidency?
(a) Don Miguel Caster.
(b) Don Roberto Vasquez.
(c) Don Marco Juan Villas.
(d) Don Francisco Madero.

7. What part of Ernie's is sore from the long horse ride to Tepic?
(a) His head.
(b) His groin.
(c) His rear.
(d) His back.

8. 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.

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

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

11. While staying in Acaponeta, where do Ernie and his mother spend Sunday afternoons?
(a) The orchard.
(b) The market.
(c) Church.
(d) The river.

12. Who is it that kills Nerun because he is sick?
(a) Gustavo.
(b) Catarino.
(c) Josy.
(d) Ernie.

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

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

15. What does Ernie's mother have him take to Juan-Chon while on the train?
(a) Two tacos.
(b) A note.
(c) Something to drink.
(d) A piece of candy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Henriqueta give Ernie an emulsion called Wampole?

2. Where does Henriqueta's cousin suggest she save her money?

3. Whose belonging have to be brought to the Lopez's home due to the flooding?

4. How does Ernie feel about sandwiches the first time he eats one?

5. How does Ernie refer to his new apartment in Part Four?

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