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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. How does Ernie receive his education, for the most part?

2. What is the only way that Jalcocotbn is reachable?

3. Where does Dosa Eduvijes sit when she is ready to tell her tales?

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

5. What type of wildlife is the forest around Jalcocotbn heavily populated with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ernie describe the various animals in Part One, Section 3?

3. Who are Ernie's two uncles and how does he describe them?

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

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

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

7. How does Catarino's opinion about Coronel's fight affect Ernie?

8. How is Jalcocotbn described in Part One, Section 1?

9. From Ernie's description of Jalco, what does the daily lifestyle seem like in the village?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Please describe the gender roles that exist in Jalco. Pull one example from the text that you think is a good example of the gender roles in Jalco and explain why you think this is an accurate portrayal or picture of the gender roles.

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