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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Section 7 (to page 51).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the stream that runs through Jalcocotbn?
(a) The Rio Grande.
(b) Pico Rio.
(c) It has no name.
(d) Arroyo.

3. What kind of animal is Relbmpago?
(a) A turkey.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A dog.
(d) A horse.

4. What do Jalco children learn by having others who are not their parents discipline them?
(a) That someone is always watching.
(b) That you have to be extra sneaky.
(c) That it is not worth it to be bad.
(d) That everyone has a different idea of what acting bad is.

5. How does Ernie receive his education, for the most part?
(a) From watching the people around him.
(b) By travelling twice a week to Tepic.
(c) By going to the local church and being taught by the Pastor.
(d) From his elder cousin, through homeschool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What slang term for cowardly is used by Ernie's mother in Part One, Section 4?

2. What does the Weeping Woman's presence foreshadow?

3. What do the residents of Jalcocotbn do with their trash?

4. What is the name of the time when Indian tribes had their own system of authority?

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

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