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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. About how many cottages does Ernie estimate are in his village?
(a) Forty.
(b) Two hundred fifty.
(c) Seventy.
(d) One hundred.

2. Which of the following is not mentioned by the author as being a public place in his village?
(a) The street.
(b) The plaza.
(c) The chapel.
(d) The watering hole.

3. What kind of stories does the narrator say he tells his family?
(a) Proverbs that he learned from his mother.
(b) The story of the freedom of Central America.
(c) Anecdotes about the village where he was born.
(d) Tales of Mexican mythology.

4. What is the name of the family rooster?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Senor Rooster.
(c) Coronel.
(d) Pablo.

5. How is the daily lifestyle in Jalcocotbn as seen in Section 2 best described?
(a) Stressful.
(b) Always changing.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Static.

Short Answer Questions

1. What material were the cottages in the village made of?

2. What similarity can be seen between Coronel and Don Catarino?

3. What is the hanging platform called that Ernie slept on as a child?

4. In part one, section 4 what trait do we see associated with femininity?

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

(see the answer key)

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