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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Sections 9 and 10 (to page 71).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following items is not found in pinole?
(a) Corn.
(b) Cinnamon.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Lemon Leaves.

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

5. What type of fruit is cooked overnight in a hole in the ground?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Pinapples.
(c) Mangoes.
(d) Apples.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ernie and his mother bring to the mother of a dead boy?

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

3. When is pinole used?

4. Where does Henriqueta hide her money when the soldiers come into town?

5. At what age is it customary for adults and neighbors to take part in the child's discipline in the village of Jalco?

(see the answer key)

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