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

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

4. Where does Josy plan to meet Gustavo when they arrive in the U.S.?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Tucson.

5. How do many of the neighborhood residents view doctors in Mazatlan?
(a) They are supicious of them and try to remedy themselves.
(b) They like doctors but simply cannot afford to go to them.
(c) They hate all doctors.
(d) They do not know what doctors are.

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

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

8. How does Ernie first learn about the physical differences between boys and girls?
(a) By hearing stories told by the older boys.
(b) By reading magazines.
(c) By watching the girls bathe in the river.
(d) By watching old black and white films.

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

10. 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.

11. Which of the following characters contracts measles in Part Three of the story?
(a) Henriqueta.
(b) Ernie.
(c) Juan-Chon.
(d) Josy.

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

13. Ernie comments that the world is made of two types of men, those on horseback and what other type of men?
(a) Those with money.
(b) Those on their knees.
(c) Those on foot.
(d) Those in government.

14. Where do Ernie and his mother go to get away from the sounds of the city?
(a) Jalco.
(b) The Alameda.
(c) Their apartment.
(d) A small town north of Tepic.

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