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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Section 3 (through page 27).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of work does Don Catarino do?
(a) He works on a coffee plantation.
(b) He is a field worker in the mountain's corn patches.
(c) He works as a foreman at a rock quarry.
(d) He is a construction worker in the next village.

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

3. About how many cottages does Ernie estimate are in his village?
(a) Two hundred fifty.
(b) Forty.
(c) Seventy.
(d) One hundred.

4. What outdoor activity did the men of a Jalcocotbn participate in if the weather permitted?
(a) Surfing.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Hiking.
(d) Soccer.

5. What city is located about 40 kilometers away from Jalcocotbn?
(a) Tepic.
(b) Suarez.
(c) Ensenada.
(d) La Cuidad de Suenos.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the residents of the village keep the street in front of their cottages clean?

2. What is the importance of the city of Jalcocotbn to the author?

3. What is it that provides an escape route for Jalcocotbn should an attack occur?

4. What type of animal is the family pet while Ernie lives in Jalco?

5. What two items was Ernie's mother allowed to keep after the divorce?

(see the answer key)

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