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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three (to page 191),.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the children play bullfight?
(a) By the river.
(b) In the pasture.
(c) In the plaza.
(d) In the corrals.

2. What is the Plaza de Armas?
(a) The street that Ernie lives on in Tepic.
(b) Tepic's central plaza.
(c) The nearest church to Ernie's home.
(d) The main government building in Tepic.

3. What is the hanging platform called that Ernie slept on as a child?
(a) A mesa.
(b) A hammock.
(c) A tapanco.
(d) A cama.

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

5. What is the name of the stream that runs through Jalcocotbn?
(a) The Rio Grande.
(b) Pico Rio.
(c) Arroyo.
(d) It has no name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ernie refer to his mother's sewing machine as?

2. What do the wooden crosses that Ernie sees on his journey to Tepic mean?

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

4. What sign tells Ernie and Henriqueta that Josy has had a successful day of work when he returns home?

5. How do many of the neighborhood residents view doctors in Mazatlan?

(see the answer key)

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