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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 is it that provides an escape route for Jalcocotbn should an attack occur?
(a) A small tunnel that is in the side of the rocky hills.
(b) A hidden cove on the coast line housing hidden boats.
(c) A secret path leading up to the mountains.
(d) A hidden path through the forest.

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

3. What type of tree is located at the edge of the pond in Jalcocotbn?
(a) Walnut.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Olive.
(d) Maple.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Ernie respond when he sees the rooster trying to mate with a hen?

3. What kind of animal is Relbmpago?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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