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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 does Ernie refer to his mother's sewing machine as?

2. What is the term used for Mexicans that have grown up in California?

3. How many rooms does Ernie's new home in Jalco have?

4. What role do the younger boys play when the older boys allow them to play bullfights with them?

5. How high are the sidewalks where Ernie lives in the Mazatlan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when the soldiers come to Jalco?

5. What role does the forest play to the residents of Jalco?

6. What two things interrupt the train's travels to Tucson?

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

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

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

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

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 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 3

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?

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