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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Section 5 (to page 41).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the residents of the village keep the street in front of their cottages clean?
(a) Sprinkling water on it.
(b) Blocking it with stones.
(c) Clearing it with a leaf blower.
(d) Hiring a street cleaner.

2. What is Don Chencho's profession?
(a) He makes bedstands.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a beer maker.
(d) He is a teacher.

3. According to the author in Section 1, what is the psychological importance of the story?
(a) The desire to communicate his confidence in his self-image as a Mexican immigrant.
(b) That the story sheds light on the pysche of adolescents.
(c) The fact that this story could help others overcome tramatic experiences.
(d) That the story communicates the equality of all humans.

4. Why does Coronel attack a buzzard?
(a) Because the buzzard was hurt.
(b) Because the buzzard attacked a hen.
(c) Because he is trying to claim new territory.
(d) Because the buzzard was trying to steal his food.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of work does Don Catarino do?

2. What type of wildlife is the forest around Jalcocotbn heavily populated with?

3. According to the author, who originally settled this mountain village?

4. What is the hanging platform called that Ernie slept on as a child?

5. According to the author in Section 1, what is the historical importance of the story?

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