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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 high are the sidewalks where Ernie lives in the Mazatlan?

2. At what age do the boys in the village begin taking on manual labor?

3. What do Don Porfirio's mounted police tell the Lopez family they are to do for the troops coming to the village?

4. What is tied between the horns of the steer skull when the boys play bullfights?

5. What does Josy call the guerrilla soldiers that live in the mountains?

Short Essay Questions

1. What presence do Americans have in the barrio?

2. How does Ernie allude to the dangers of living in a city like Tepic?

3. What are the residents of Leandro Valle like?

4. What is Ernie's meeting with Juan-Chon like in Part Three?

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

6. What happens when the soldiers come to Jalco?

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

8. What happens to the Galarzas as they arrive in the U.S.?

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

10. What is the family's plan to leave Tepic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Ernie it living in Mazatlan we get a glimpse of the class differences. Please analyze the various differences, hindrances, or opportunities that the poor and rich faced in Mazatlan. How was Ernie affected by these class differences?

Essay Topic 2

Please analyze how descriptive language is used in Barrio Boy. What are the various types of descriptive language an author can use and how it affects a story. How did it affect Barrio Boy?

Essay Topic 3

Please describe the literary technique of a story within a story. What is the purpose of this technique and how is it used in Barrio Boy?

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