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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 does Henriqueta hide her money when the soldiers come into town?
(a) Outside under the corral.
(b) In a hole in the ground.
(c) In a hole in the wall.
(d) In a loose floorboard.

2. Where are weddings and baptisms held?
(a) The temple of El Senor del Cielo.
(b) The chapel.
(c) The shrine of Nuestra Sesora de Talpa.
(d) The Iglesia del Hijo.

3. Who comments that buzzards are "chickens"?
(a) Ernie.
(b) Catarino.
(c) Esther.
(d) Henriqueta.

4. Why do Josy and Gustavo leave Jalco in Part One, sections 9 and 10?
(a) To go to university.
(b) Because they are ready to move on to bigger things.
(c) To avoid being forced into military service.
(d) Because they want an adventure.

5. Who collects unbaptized children and carries them off?
(a) The Devil.
(b) El Chupecabra.
(c) The Weeping Woman.
(d) The Wailer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following can offer the village people protection from the devil?

2. What is a capataz?

3. About how many cottages does Ernie estimate are in his village?

4. What is the most significant difference in daily chores that Ernie notes in Part Two, Section 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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