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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three (to page 191),.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do the men in Jalco sing?
(a) During the holidays or birthdays.
(b) Only when they are drunk.
(c) Only in church.
(d) In the evenings as they return from work.

2. What kind of stories does the narrator say he tells his family?
(a) The story of the freedom of Central America.
(b) Proverbs that he learned from his mother.
(c) Anecdotes about the village where he was born.
(d) Tales of Mexican mythology.

3. Who is the beheaded hero that the men in the village sometimes sing about?
(a) Catalino.
(b) Rafael.
(c) Zorro.
(d) Don Juan Pedro.

4. How old is the landlady's helper in Tepic?
(a) 25 years old.
(b) 2 or 3 years older than Ernie.
(c) 14 years old.
(d) 1 year younger than Ernie.

5. How does Ernie respond when he sees the rooster trying to mate with a hen?
(a) He is alarmed.
(b) He does not think anything of it at all.
(c) He thinks it is gross.
(d) He laughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Spaniards do to some of the Indians when they came to Mexico?

2. What is aguardiente according to Ernie?

3. Who comments that buzzards are "chickens"?

4. What does Ernie refer to his mother's sewing machine as?

5. What part of Ernie's is sore from the long horse ride to Tepic?

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