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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 two items was Ernie's mother allowed to keep after the divorce?

2. What do Ernie and his mother bring to the mother of a dead boy?

3. What is a zopilote?

4. Who is overheard saying that "nothing ever happens" in Jalcocotbn?

5. What is Don Chencho's profession?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jalco keep its history alive?

3. What does Dosa Eduvijes do and why?

4. How does Ernie react when he sees Coronel mating with the hen?

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

6. What is the connection between the words Gallo and chicken and men and women?

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

8. Describe Don Cleofas.

9. What are the government and religious institutions like in Jalco?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Death and sexuality are two subjects Ernie is introduced to while in Mexico. Please discuss the situations where Ernie encounters these two new parts of life. How would you describe his response to these events?

Essay Topic 2

Relationships are important elements of this story. Please choose one of Ernie's relationships and analyze it. Does this relationship change? How does it affect him as person?

Essay Topic 3

Please explain what static and dynamic characters are. Please find one example of each in Barrio Boy and explain how they meet the requirements of either a dynamic or static character.

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