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

2. According to Henriqueta where else did Christopher Columbus discover besides the U.S.?
(a) Mazatlan.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) China.
(d) Jalco.

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

4. While staying in Acaponeta, where do Ernie and his mother spend Sunday afternoons?
(a) The river.
(b) The market.
(c) Church.
(d) The orchard.

5. Who are the only individuals Ernie and Henriqueta socialize with while they stay in Tucson?
(a) The old couple they are renting a room from.
(b) The family that lives across from them.
(c) The mailman that comes by once a day.
(d) The father of the local church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ernie call the men who stand outside stores yelling their slogans?

2. Who comes through Jalco with news of Gustavo?

3. Where does Henriqueta hide her money when the soldiers come into town?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the soldiers come to Jalco?

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

4. What is Ernie and Henriqueta's short experience in Tucson like?

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

6. How does Ernie feel about moving to Tepic?

7. How does Ernie view the train station in Part Two, Section 2?

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

9. Why do Josy and Gustavo leave Jalco in Part One, Section 9?

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

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