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

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

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

4. Who is the gang leader of the boys of the brewery?
(a) El Perico.
(b) El Huilo.
(c) El Mercado.
(d) El Wampole.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What are the gray towers Ernie sees as he approaches Tepic?

4. At what age do the boys in the village begin taking on manual labor?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does the forest play to the residents of Jalco?

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

3. What happens to the Galarzas as they arrive in the U.S.?

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

5. What are the various jobs help by Ernie's family while in Tepic?

6. What is the family's plan to leave Tepic?

7. What presence do Americans have in the barrio?

8. What is Ernie's experience with music in the barrio?

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

10. What differences between Americans and Mexicans does Ernie note in Part Three?

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