1. Barrio Boy test #1 (pp. 1-41) Name: ________________________
Please answerthefollowing questionsaboutthereading you havecompleted and reflected upon thus
far.
1. Explain how the author takes us from a global perspective to a smaller, more focused
view as the book progresses—use the flowchart below to help.
2. Select 2 of the characters from the list below to compare and contrast. Remember to
put the things they have in common in the space where the two circles overlap.
Character 1: ______________________ Character 2: _________________________
Focus 1 Focus 2 Focus 3 Focus 4
Ernie Uncle Gustavo Nerón Coronel
Don Catarino José Relámpago Ernie’smother

2. 3. What kind of work did Ernie’s mother do?
Draw a picture of something she may have done while working.
4. Be sure to answer all three questions below.
Why was the cedar chest special?
What types of things were stored in the chest? (Name at least 2 specific items.)
When was the chest opened?
5. What happened between Ernie’s third and fifth birthdays?
6. What is your first childhood memory?

3. 7. Name at least four of the different foods eaten in Jalco.
8. What roles do the boys and girls have in Jalco? What type of workdo they do?
Girls:
Boys:
9. How many books did Ernie’s mom have AND what was the book about?
10. What 2 languages were spoken in Jalco?
11. Who are the following and what do they have in common? Relámpago, Coronel,
Nerón.
Also, give an example of a lesson one of the three characters listed above taught
Ernie.
12. If you found out you were moving to another country tomorrow, what would you be
sure to pack in your suitcase? Why? (Remember, you have only one suitcase!)

4. 13. Why do people move from one country toanother? (List as many reasons as you can.)
14. Why do you think Ernie moves from Mexico to California?
15. How is Barrio Boy like another story you have read or movie you have seen? (Be sure
to name the other story in your answer!)
16. Write a biopoem about a character from the novel. See the formula and example
below, and write your character’s poem in the space on the next page.
How to Write a Biopoem
(Line 1) First name
(Line 2) Four adjectives that describe the person
(Line 3) Important relationship (daughter of , mother of , friend of, etc.)
(Line 4) Two or three things, people, or ideas that the person loves
(Line 5) Two or three feelings the personexperiences
(Line 6) Two or three fears the person experiences

5. (Line 7) Accomplishments (who composed . . . , who discovered . . . , etc.)
(Line 8) Two or three things the person wants to see happen or wants to
experience
(Line 9) His or her residence
(Line 10) Last name (or a made-up last name that fits/describes the character)
BiopoemSample
Rosa
Determined, brave, strong, loving
Wife of Raymond Parks,mother of all children
Who loved equality, freedom, and the benefits of a good education
Who hated discrimination, loved to stand up for her beliefs, and loved to help others
Who feared that racism would continue, feared losing the opportunity to make a difference, and
feared that young people might lose opportunities to develop strength and courage
Who changed history as she accomplished great strides for equality and encouraged excellence for all
Who wanted to see love triumph and see an end to all bias and discrimination in a world in which
respect is freely given to all
Born in Alabama and living in Detroit
Parks
Biopoem for ___________________
from E. Galarza’s autobiography Barrio Boy

6. Student name & today’s date: ________________________________________________