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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 is the only way that Jalcocotbn is reachable?

2. What basic skills do the adults of Jalcocotbn value?

3. What profession is Ernie interested in in Part One, Section 5?

4. What similarity can be seen between Coronel and Don Catarino?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the educational system like in Jalco?

2. What does Dosa Eduvijes do and why?

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

4. Describe Don Cleofas.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Education is seen throughout the story. What are the various ways Ernie was educated? How does Ernie's education in Mexico differ from his education in the U.S.A.?

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