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

2. What information about Jalcocotbn is shared at the beginning of the story?
(a) Information about the financial situation.
(b) Information about it's physical characteristics and history.
(c) Information about the lack of education and work in the city.
(d) Information about the political state in the city.

3. According to the author in Section 1, what is the psychological importance of the story?
(a) That the story communicates the equality of all humans.
(b) That the story sheds light on the pysche of adolescents.
(c) The desire to communicate his confidence in his self-image as a Mexican immigrant.
(d) The fact that this story could help others overcome tramatic experiences.

4. According to the author in Section 1, what is the historical importance of the story?
(a) That the story talks specifically about human rights.
(b) That the story covers never before heard history.
(c) That it is important because it is the story of his life.
(d) That many other families also migrated to the United States.

5. What type of language does Gustavo teach Ernie in section 2?
(a) Gestures.
(b) An ancient Indian language.
(c) English.
(d) Pig latin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What outdoor activity did the men of a Jalcocotbn participate in if the weather permitted?

2. How do Ernie and his cousins view the rooster?

3. What is it that provides an escape route for Jalcocotbn should an attack occur?

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

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

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