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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age do the boys in the village begin taking on manual labor?
(a) 4 years old.
(b) 9 or 10 years old.
(c) 5 or 6 years old.
(d) 12 years old.

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

3. According to Part One, Sections 9 and 10, who is campaigning against Don Porfirio for the presidency?
(a) Don Marco Juan Villas.
(b) Don Francisco Madero.
(c) Don Miguel Caster.
(d) Don Roberto Vasquez.

4. What does Ernie call the men who stand outside stores yelling their slogans?
(a) Zagubn.
(b) Salesmen.
(c) Street criers.
(d) Yellers.

5. What is a capataz?
(a) A sheriff.
(b) A dangerous animal.
(c) A small woolen hat.
(d) A farm supervisor.

6. How high are the sidewalks where Ernie lives in the Mazatlan?
(a) A foot high.
(b) There are no sidewalks where Ernie lives.
(c) Six or seven feet above the street.
(d) Six inches high.

7. What does Ernie notice about Juan-Chon when he sees him on the train to the U.S?
(a) That he is not wearing shoes.
(b) That he is limping.
(c) That his braid is missing.
(d) That his face is bruised.

8. Who are the only individuals Ernie and Henriqueta socialize with while they stay in Tucson?
(a) The old couple they are renting a room from.
(b) The father of the local church.
(c) The mailman that comes by once a day.
(d) The family that lives across from them.

9. What are haciendas?
(a) Open fields.
(b) Small communities.
(c) Commercial farms.
(d) Houses.

10. Which of the following roles do Americans not have in the barrio?
(a) Residents.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Policemen.
(d) Rent collectors.

11. What is the name of the boy Ernie runs against in the mock election?
(a) Hal.
(b) Hank.
(c) Homer.
(d) Herbert.

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

13. How does Ernie feel about sandwiches the first time he eats one?
(a) It makes him sick.
(b) He is indifferent.
(c) He thinks it is distasteful.
(d) He loves it.

14. Where do Ernie and his family stay the first night of their travels to Tepic?
(a) A refugee camp.
(b) In a cave.
(c) A rancho.
(d) In a motel.

15. When are boys responsible for completing traditionally feminine chores?
(a) Never.
(b) Whenever they are misbehaving.
(c) There are no traditionally feminine chores.
(d) Only when there are no girls in the household.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Plaza de Armas?

3. How does Henriqueta contribute to the family income while in Mazatlan?

4. Besides electricity, what other modern convenience does Ernie learn about when they arrive in Tucson?

5. Through whose story does Ernie explain the traditional way a boy learns his fathers work?

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