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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. Which animals did Ernie's family leave behind in Jalco?

2. What is the most significant difference in daily chores that Ernie notes in Part Two, Section 1?

3. What is the name of the forest where the measles patients are quarantined in Part Three?

4. Where is Ernie when his mother returns home at night from helping attend to a sick person?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What presence do Americans have in the barrio?

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

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

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

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

6. What are the various jobs help by Ernie's family while in Tepic?

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

8. What is one of the signs of manhood Ernie describes?

9. What differences between Americans and Mexicans does Ernie note in Part Three?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please briefly describe the political situation in Mexico at the time that Ernie is living there. How do the political circumstances effect Ernie's life and his story?

Essay Topic 2

Barrio Boy can be considered a Coming of Age Story. Please explain what a Coming of Age story is and how Barrio Boy meets the requirements to be considered a Coming of Age story.

Essay Topic 3

Please identify what the following are in a story: Major characters, minor character, antagonist, and protagonist. Please compare and contrast major and minor characters with antagonists and protagonists in Barrio Boy.

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