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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. What must a boy do before he can begin the courtship process?
(a) Gain land.
(b) Learn to work as his father does.
(c) Leave his parents home and build his own.
(d) Be saved by the holy church.

2. What is a capataz?
(a) A sheriff.
(b) A farm supervisor.
(c) A small woolen hat.
(d) A dangerous animal.

3. What type of fruit is cooked overnight in a hole in the ground?
(a) Apples.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Pinapples.
(d) Mangoes.

4. How do Ernie and his cousins view the rooster?
(a) As brave.
(b) As a scaredy cat.
(c) As lazy.
(d) As stupid.

5. Where does Dosa Eduvijes sit when she is ready to tell her tales?
(a) On the big rock at the bank of the pond.
(b) On a brick bench in the plaza.
(c) Right outside the doors of the town chapel.
(d) On the front step of her little hut.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What information about Jalcocotbn is shared at the beginning of the story?

3. Where was Dosa Henriqueta married?

4. What are haciendas?

5. What does the Weeping Woman's presence foreshadow?

(see the answer key)

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