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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. Who makes ropes and crates in the village?
(a) Don Valasguez.
(b) Don Carlo.
(c) Don Aparicio.
(d) Don Marco.

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

3. What kind of animal is Relbmpago?
(a) A horse.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A dog.
(d) A turkey.

4. What type of work does Don Catarino do?
(a) He works as a foreman at a rock quarry.
(b) He is a field worker in the mountain's corn patches.
(c) He works on a coffee plantation.
(d) He is a construction worker in the next village.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait does Ernie find more important about the rooster than his intelligence?

2. What is a zopilote?

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

4. Which of the following is not mentioned by the author as being a public place in his village?

5. The use of what words in Part One, Section 4 can be seen as adding to the sense of division between men and women?

(see the answer key)

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