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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 profession is Ernie interested in in Part One, Section 5?

2. What kind of animal is Relbmpago?

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

4. What does the Weeping Woman's presence foreshadow?

5. How do Ernie and his cousins view the rooster?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jalco come to exists?

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

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

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

5. How is a child of 6 or older raised in Jalco?

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

7. What does Dosa Eduvijes do and why?

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

9. What is pinole and what is it for?

10. How does Ernie feel about the arrieros?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please identify what the following are in a story: Major characters, minor character, antagonist, and protagonist. Please compare and contrast major and minor characters with antagonists and protagonists in Barrio Boy.

Essay Topic 2

Please describe the purpose of characterization in literature and how characterization is used in Barrio Boy. You may choose a specific instance or several small instances in the story where characterization is found in the story. Do you think the author is successful in his attempt at characterization for Ernie?

Essay Topic 3

Please explain the role that religion plays in Ernie's life while in Mexico and compare that to the role that religion plays as a whole in Mexico. How are they similar? How are they different?

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