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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Lopez family seem to think the priests are more preoccupied with than saving souls?

2. What city is located about 40 kilometers away from Jalcocotbn?

3. What did the Spaniards do to some of the Indians when they came to Mexico?

4. Besides drinking water, what does the stream deliver to the village?

5. What is the name of the time when Indian tribes had their own system of authority?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jalco come to exists?

2. What does Coronel's protection of the hens reinforce for Ernie?

3. What does Ernie's education in Part One, Section 5 mainly consist of?

4. How does Jalco keep its history alive?

5. What is the arroyo and what is it used for?

6. Describe Don Cleofas.

7. Describe Ernie's cottage.

8. What is music in Jalco like and used for?

9. What is the layout of the village of Jalco?

10. What does the author's language and description of Jalco seem to emphasize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please analyze how descriptive language is used in Barrio Boy. What are the various types of descriptive language an author can use and how it affects a story. How did it affect Barrio Boy?

Essay Topic 2

While Ernie it living in Mazatlan we get a glimpse of the class differences. Please analyze the various differences, hindrances, or opportunities that the poor and rich faced in Mazatlan. How was Ernie affected by these class differences?

Essay Topic 3

Please define the purpose of a plot in a novel as well as the various parts of the plot. Barrio Boy is a nonfiction book, but it also contains a plot. Please define the specific plot of Barrio Boy and give an example of the various parts of the plot found in Barrio Boy.

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