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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. 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 father of the local church.
(c) The family that lives across from them.
(d) The mailman that comes by once a day.

2. What is tied between the horns of the steer skull when the boys play bullfights?
(a) A red ribbon.
(b) A cactus leaf.
(c) A flower.
(d) A piece of rope.

3. Where do Ernie and Henriqueta finally arrive at the end of Part Three?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) El Rey Hotel.
(c) Hotel Espasol.
(d) Gustavo's house.

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

5. Who is it that kills Nerun because he is sick?
(a) Gustavo.
(b) Josy.
(c) Catarino.
(d) Ernie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ernie play with the light bulbs in his Tucson hotel room?

2. What does Ernie notice about Juan-Chon when he sees him on the train to the U.S?

3. What part of Ernie's is sore from the long horse ride to Tepic?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the difference in the way older boys and younger boys play in Jalco?

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

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

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

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

9. What is one of the signs of manhood Ernie describes?

10. What does Ernie see as they approach Tepic?

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