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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Ernie and his mother go to get away from the sounds of the city?
(a) Their apartment.
(b) Jalco.
(c) The Alameda.
(d) A small town north of Tepic.

2. What role do the younger boys play when the older boys allow them to play bullfights with them?
(a) The picadores.
(b) The bull.
(c) Fans.
(d) The matadores.

3. What example does Ernie give that shows there are safety concerns in Tepic?
(a) Ernie's mother purchases a gun.
(b) Gustavo sleeps with a knife near his bed.
(c) The landlady bars the doors of the patio at night.
(d) Everyone is in their homes by twilight.

4. What is tied between the horns of the steer skull when the boys play bullfights?
(a) A red ribbon.
(b) A cactus leaf.
(c) A piece of rope.
(d) A flower.

5. What type of instrument does Ernie buy from a pawnshop?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Flute.
(c) Oboe.
(d) Violin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When are boys responsible for completing traditionally feminine chores?

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

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

4. Why is Ernie not allowed in the party for the poor children?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ernie see as they approach Tepic?

2. What happens to the Galarzas as they arrive in the U.S.?

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

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

5. What presence do Americans have in the barrio?

6. What is the difference in the way older boys and younger boys play in Jalco?

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

8. Why is Ernie so angry with his mother as they journey to Tepic?

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

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

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