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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Section 1 (to page 85).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Spaniards do to some of the Indians when they came to Mexico?
(a) Banished them to Arizona and Texas.
(b) Put them into prison.
(c) Caused them to die of sickness.
(d) Forced them into slave labor.

2. In part one, section 4 what trait do we see associated with femininity?
(a) Weakness.
(b) Love.
(c) Strength.
(d) Resilience.

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

4. What type of language does Gustavo teach Ernie in section 2?
(a) Pig latin.
(b) English.
(c) Gestures.
(d) An ancient Indian language.

5. Who comments that buzzards are "chickens"?
(a) Henriqueta.
(b) Ernie.
(c) Catarino.
(d) Esther.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through whose story does Ernie explain the traditional way a boy learns his fathers work?

2. How old is the landlady's helper in Tepic?

3. What is the name of the stream that runs through Jalcocotbn?

4. What does Ernie call his Aunt Ester?

5. Why did the original settlers of Jalcocotbn choose that location to settle?

(see the answer key)

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