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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What material were the cottages in the village made of?
(a) Adobe.
(b) Brick.
(c) Stones.
(d) Grass.

2. What is the central theme of Cleofas' version of Jalco's history?
(a) Survival.
(b) Famine.
(c) War.
(d) Freedom.

3. What is it that Dosa Eduvijes put in her mouth as she tells her stories?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A pepper.
(c) A bottle of liquor.
(d) A straw of hay.

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

5. What reassurance does Ernie's mother give him about the rooster.
(a) That he will not hurt Ernie.
(b) That he will not hurt the chickens.
(c) That he is the bravest rooster in the area.
(d) That he is a smart animal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ernie's mother keep her knick-knacks and heirlooms?

2. What nation did General Porfirio Diaz fight in war, leading to his becoming president?

3. What kind of animal is Relbmpago?

4. What animal is shared by the entire village?

5. Who collects unbaptized children and carries them off?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ernie's education in Part One, Section 5 mainly consist of?

2. Describe Don Cleofas.

3. How does Ernie describe his friend's funeral?

4. How did Jalco come to exists?

5. What is the layout of the village of Jalco?

6. How does the author describe his relatives in Jalco?

7. What is the Lopez family's opinion of and experience with the priest?

8. What does Coronel's protection of the hens reinforce for Ernie?

9. How does Ernie react when he sees Coronel mating with the hen?

10. What are the historical and psychological reasons for the author writing this book?

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