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

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

3. Who shoots at Josy as he leaves his job building stone markers?
(a) The foreman of Josy's employer.
(b) A bola.
(c) A pro-Madero soldier.
(d) A pro-Porfirio soldier.

4. What does Ernie refer to his mother's sewing machine as?
(a) Samson.
(b) The monster.
(c) The Ajax.
(d) The Singer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the Lopez's held at Angel Island when they come by boat to the U.S?

2. What has caused the creek near Jalco to overflow?

3. Where do Ernie and his family stay the first night of their travels to Tepic?

4. What is the Plaza de Armas?

5. What type of instrument does Ernie buy from a pawnshop?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Ernie feel about moving to Tepic?

4. What role does Dosa Florencia play in Ernie's neighborhood?

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

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

7. What happens when the soldiers come to Jalco?

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

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

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

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