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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Section 4 (through page 32).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, who originally settled this mountain village?
(a) Indian ancestors.
(b) Immigrants from Central America.
(c) American settlers in the West.
(d) Spanish conquistadors.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the residents of Jalcocotbn do with their trash?

2. What reassurance does Ernie's mother give him about the rooster.

3. What is suggested after the author's stories circulate at a scholarly meeting?

4. What kind of animal is Relbmpago?

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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