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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. Who shoots at Josy as he leaves his job building stone markers?

2. How do Catarino and Gustavo think Nerun got sick?

3. Who does Ernie work for in California?

4. Where do Ernie and Henriqueta finally arrive at the end of Part Three?

5. Where does Henriqueta hide her money when the soldiers come into town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ernie see as they approach Tepic?

2. What are some effects of the flooding in Jalco?

3. What is the difference in the way older boys and younger boys play in Jalco?

4. What are the haciendas and Ernie's opinion of them?

5. What are the residents of Leandro Valle like?

6. What are the circumstances surrounding Nerun's death?

7. What is Ernie's experience with music in the barrio?

8. What is Ernie and Henriqueta's short experience in Tucson like?

9. What role does Dosa Florencia play in Ernie's neighborhood?

10. How does Ernie describe his new home in Mazatlan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please explain how courtship is part of the culture of Jalco? What are the specific courtship practices of Jalco?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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