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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. What sign tells Ernie and Henriqueta that Josy has had a successful day of work when he returns home?
(a) He is dancing.
(b) He is whistling.
(c) He is singing.
(d) He is smiling.

2. How does Ernie respond when he sees the rooster trying to mate with a hen?
(a) He does not think anything of it at all.
(b) He is alarmed.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He thinks it is gross.

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

4. What slang term for cowardly is used by Ernie's mother in Part One, Section 4?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Spineless.
(d) Scaredy cat.

5. What must a boy do before he can begin the courtship process?
(a) Gain land.
(b) Be saved by the holy church.
(c) Learn to work as his father does.
(d) Leave his parents home and build his own.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Ernie and his cousins view the rooster?

2. What is the largest employer in the area when Ernie is living in Mazatlan?

3. In part one, section 4 what trait do we see associated with femininity?

4. Besides "rooster" what does the Spanish word gallo mean?

5. Why does Henriqueta give Ernie an emulsion called Wampole?

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