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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Section 5 (to page 41).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in Section 1, what is the historical importance of the story?
(a) That many other families also migrated to the United States.
(b) That the story talks specifically about human rights.
(c) That it is important because it is the story of his life.
(d) That the story covers never before heard history.

2. According to the author in Section 1, what is the psychological importance of the story?
(a) The desire to communicate his confidence in his self-image as a Mexican immigrant.
(b) The fact that this story could help others overcome tramatic experiences.
(c) That the story communicates the equality of all humans.
(d) That the story sheds light on the pysche of adolescents.

3. What do the residents of Jalcocotbn do with their trash?
(a) They bury it in a nearby cave.
(b) They throw it in a ditch alongside the street.
(c) They throw it into the ocean.
(d) They burn it every week in a large ditch.

4. What two items was Ernie's mother allowed to keep after the divorce?
(a) Her ring and her sewing machine.
(b) Her car and her piano.
(c) Her burro and her silver ring.
(d) Her locket and her son.

5. What is the importance of the city of Jalcocotbn to the author?
(a) He was born there.
(b) He wants to move there some day.
(c) He attended high school there.
(d) He went to college there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What material were the cottages in the village made of?

2. What are the corrals in the back of the cottages built out of?

3. How many school are there in the village of Jalcocotbn?

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

5. How did the residents of the village keep the street in front of their cottages clean?

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