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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. When is pinole used?
(a) Funerals.
(b) Easter Sunday.
(c) Only during the week.
(d) Birthdays.

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

3. What does the Weeping Woman's presence foreshadow?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Death.
(c) Volcanic erruptions.
(d) The birth of a child.

4. What is the name of the family rooster?
(a) Senor Rooster.
(b) Coronel.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Pablo.

5. What nation did General Porfirio Diaz fight in war, leading to his becoming president?
(a) United States.
(b) France.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Britain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What basic skills do the adults of Jalcocotbn value?

3. What type of book is the one printed book Dona Henriqueta owns?

4. What type of tree is located at the edge of the pond in Jalcocotbn?

5. What is it that Dosa Eduvijes put in her mouth as she tells her stories?

(see the answer key)

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