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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 do Ernie and his cousins view the rooster?

2. What is the importance of the city of Jalcocotbn to the author?

3. According to the author, who originally settled this mountain village?

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

5. When do the men in Jalco sing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ernie feel about the arrieros?

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

3. How does Ernie describe his friend's funeral?

4. What is the Lopez family's opinion of and experience with the priest?

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

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

7. Why does the author state that he initially was compelled to write this story?

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

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

10. Describe Ernie's cottage.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please explain what narrative mode is and the four main types of narrative mode we touched on. Which narrative mode is used in Barrio Boy and do you think that this narrative mode was the best for the story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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