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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Section 3 (to page 171).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose belonging have to be brought to the Lopez's home due to the flooding?
(a) Don Catalinio's.
(b) Don Manuelo's.
(c) Don Guillermo's.
(d) Don Evaristo's.

2. According to the author, who originally settled this mountain village?
(a) Indian ancestors.
(b) Spanish conquistadors.
(c) Immigrants from Central America.
(d) American settlers in the West.

3. Who is it that kills Nerun because he is sick?
(a) Josy.
(b) Catarino.
(c) Gustavo.
(d) Ernie.

4. What are haciendas?
(a) Open fields.
(b) Commercial farms.
(c) Houses.
(d) Small communities.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what city does Gustavo go to find work?

2. What does Ernie call the men who stand outside stores yelling their slogans?

3. Who shoots at Josy as he leaves his job building stone markers?

4. What type of fruit is cooked overnight in a hole in the ground?

5. What information about Jalcocotbn is shared at the beginning of the story?

(see the answer key)

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