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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 are supporters of Don Porfirio called?

2. What is the Plaza de Armas?

3. Why does Ernie think that people are worried about safety in Tepic?

4. What are haciendas?

5. Between what ages do young men in Jalco ask for a girl's hand in marriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Josy and Gustavo leave Jalco in Part One, Section 9?

3. What happens to Ernie's tooth in Mazatlan?

4. What happens when the soldiers come to Jalco?

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

6. What is Ernie's gang like in the barrio?

7. How does Ernie feel about moving to Tepic?

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

9. How does Ernie describe the Devil's Backbone?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Relationships are important elements of this story. Please choose one of Ernie's relationships and analyze it. Does this relationship change? How does it affect him as person?

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

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?

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