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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Section 1 (to page 85).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age is it customary for adults and neighbors to take part in the child's discipline in the village of Jalco?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Six.

2. What are the gray towers Ernie sees as he approaches Tepic?
(a) Skyscrapers.
(b) The cathedral.
(c) A large government building.
(d) The old palace.

3. What is tied between the horns of the steer skull when the boys play bullfights?
(a) A red ribbon.
(b) A piece of rope.
(c) A flower.
(d) A cactus leaf.

4. What are haciendas?
(a) Small communities.
(b) Commercial farms.
(c) Open fields.
(d) Houses.

5. 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 watering hole.
(d) The chapel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the stream that runs through Jalcocotbn?

2. Who is it that kills Nerun because he is sick?

3. What is aguardiente according to Ernie?

4. What do Jalco children learn by having others who are not their parents discipline them?

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

(see the answer key)

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