View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the term used for Mexicans that have grown up in California?
(a) Pochos.
(b) Papas.
(c) Californians.
(d) Nunos.

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

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

5. What has caused the creek near Jalco to overflow?
(a) Mudslides.
(b) A huge snow melt.
(c) A broken dam.
(d) Hurricane rains.

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

7. Where does Henriqueta hide her money when the soldiers come into town?
(a) In a loose floorboard.
(b) In a hole in the wall.
(c) In a hole in the ground.
(d) Outside under the corral.

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

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

10. What type of food does the restaurant where Ernie works serve?
(a) Garbanzo chower.
(b) Pork stew.
(c) Tacos.
(d) Seafood.

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

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

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

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

15. What type of instrument does Ernie buy from a pawnshop?
(a) Oboe.
(b) Violin.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Flute.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is it that kills Nerun because he is sick?

3. Besides electricity, what other modern convenience does Ernie learn about when they arrive in Tucson?

4. While staying in Acaponeta, where do Ernie and his mother spend Sunday afternoons?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 484 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample