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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Besides electricity, what other modern convenience does Ernie learn about when they arrive in Tucson?
(a) Street lights.
(b) Telegrams.
(c) Plumbing.
(d) Motor cars.

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

4. What example does Ernie give that shows there are safety concerns in Tepic?
(a) Everyone is in their homes by twilight.
(b) Ernie's mother purchases a gun.
(c) The landlady bars the doors of the patio at night.
(d) Gustavo sleeps with a knife near his bed.

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

6. Between what ages do young men in Jalco ask for a girl's hand in marriage?
(a) Between 16 to 18 years old.
(b) Between 21 and 26 years old.
(c) Between 18 to 21 years old.
(d) Between 12 to 16 years old.

7. What treat does Ernie buy from the vendors when his mother gives him money?
(a) Taffy.
(b) A brown sugar stick.
(c) Pan dulce.
(d) Mango and chili powder.

8. What is the largest employer in the area when Ernie is living in Mazatlan?
(a) The local quarry.
(b) The large farms.
(c) La Cervecerna del Pacifico.
(d) The South Coast Railroad.

9. Why does Henriqueta give Ernie an emulsion called Wampole?
(a) To help him recover from a cold.
(b) For his gas.
(c) To help him with his toothache.
(d) So that he will gain weight.

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

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

12. Where do Ernie and his family stay the first night of their travels to Tepic?
(a) A refugee camp.
(b) A rancho.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In a motel.

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

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

15. Who gets access to organized education in Tepic?
(a) Only the children of the rich.
(b) Only boys.
(c) Everyone.
(d) Only those going into the church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most significant difference in daily chores that Ernie notes in Part Two, Section 1?

2. What does Ernie notice about Juan-Chon when he sees him on the train to the U.S?

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

4. Which animals did Ernie's family leave behind in Jalco?

5. What do Don Porfirio's mounted police tell the Lopez family they are to do for the troops coming to the village?

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