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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five (to page 265),.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two items was Ernie's mother allowed to keep after the divorce?
(a) Her locket and her son.
(b) Her ring and her sewing machine.
(c) Her car and her piano.
(d) Her burro and her silver ring.

2. Which of the following characters contracts measles in Part Three of the story?
(a) Ernie.
(b) Juan-Chon.
(c) Josy.
(d) Henriqueta.

3. Whose belonging have to be brought to the Lopez's home due to the flooding?
(a) Don Catalinio's.
(b) Don Evaristo's.
(c) Don Guillermo's.
(d) Don Manuelo's.

4. What sign tells Ernie and Henriqueta that Josy has had a successful day of work when he returns home?
(a) He is smiling.
(b) He is whistling.
(c) He is singing.
(d) He is dancing.

5. What is the largest employer in the area when Ernie is living in Mazatlan?
(a) La Cervecerna del Pacifico.
(b) The local quarry.
(c) The large farms.
(d) The South Coast Railroad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ernie call the men who stand outside stores yelling their slogans?

2. What two things are the soldiers looking for when they come to Jalco?

3. When do the men in Jalco sing?

4. While staying in Acaponeta, where do Ernie and his mother spend Sunday afternoons?

5. What has caused the creek near Jalco to overflow?

(see the answer key)

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