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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 does Josy call the guerrilla soldiers that live in the mountains?
(a) Malos.
(b) Revolucionarios.
(c) Bolas.
(d) Autoridades.

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

3. What type of job does Josy hold in Tepic?
(a) He is a cart driver.
(b) He is a delivery boy.
(c) He is a day laborer.
(d) He works in construction.

4. How old is the landlady's helper in Tepic?
(a) 2 or 3 years older than Ernie.
(b) 1 year younger than Ernie.
(c) 25 years old.
(d) 14 years old.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following characters contracts measles in Part Three of the story?

3. How do many of the neighborhood residents view doctors in Mazatlan?

4. What are supporters of Don Porfirio called?

5. What sign tells Ernie and Henriqueta that Josy has had a successful day of work when he returns home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the residents of Leandro Valle like?

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

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

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

5. What presence do Americans have in the barrio?

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

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

8. What happens when the soldiers come to Jalco?

9. What are the haciendas and Ernie's opinion of them?

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

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