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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 is overheard saying that "nothing ever happens" in Jalcocotbn?
(a) Gustavo.
(b) Dosa Henriqueta.
(c) Don Chano.
(d) Uncle Josy.

2. What is the only way that Jalcocotbn is reachable?
(a) By boat.
(b) By steep, rocky trails.
(c) By an underground cave system.
(d) By a narrow canyon trail.

3. What is the name of the family rooster?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Pablo.
(c) Senor Rooster.
(d) Coronel.

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

5. How did the residents of the village keep the street in front of their cottages clean?
(a) Clearing it with a leaf blower.
(b) Blocking it with stones.
(c) Sprinkling water on it.
(d) Hiring a street cleaner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Coronel attack a buzzard?

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

3. What two items was Ernie's mother allowed to keep after the divorce?

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

5. According to the author, who originally settled this mountain village?

(see the answer key)

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