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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where is Ernie when his mother returns home at night from helping attend to a sick person?
(a) Hiding under his bed.
(b) Playing outside in the dark.
(c) At the well.
(d) Sitting at the dinner table.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How high are the sidewalks where Ernie lives in the Mazatlan?

2. When are boys responsible for completing traditionally feminine chores?

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

4. What is the name of the forest where the measles patients are quarantined in Part Three?

5. Between what ages do young men in Jalco ask for a girl's hand in marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances surrounding Nerun's death?

2. What happens to Ernie's tooth in Mazatlan?

3. How does Ernie allude to the dangers of living in a city like Tepic?

4. How does Ernie feel about moving to Tepic?

5. What is Ernie's gang like in the barrio?

6. Why is Ernie so angry with his mother as they journey to Tepic?

7. What does Ernie see as they approach Tepic?

8. What are some effects of the flooding in Jalco?

9. What two things interrupt the train's travels to Tucson?

10. What is Ernie's meeting with Juan-Chon like in Part Three?

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