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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Section 3 (to page 171).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the residents of the village keep the street in front of their cottages clean?
(a) Sprinkling water on it.
(b) Blocking it with stones.
(c) Hiring a street cleaner.
(d) Clearing it with a leaf blower.

2. What is Cleofas' age?
(a) 75.
(b) 82.
(c) 91.
(d) It does not say.

3. How does Henriqueta contribute to the family income while in Mazatlan?
(a) By teaching at a neighborhood school.
(b) By washing other clothes.
(c) By nannying.
(d) By sewing and mending.

4. What is aguardiente according to Ernie?
(a) Fire.
(b) Chili juice.
(c) Liquor.
(d) A bath.

5. Who collects unbaptized children and carries them off?
(a) The Weeping Woman.
(b) The Wailer.
(c) El Chupecabra.
(d) The Devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ernie call the men who stand outside stores yelling their slogans?

2. What two items was Ernie's mother allowed to keep after the divorce?

3. According to the author in Section 1, what is the psychological importance of the story?

4. Which animals did Ernie's family leave behind in Jalco?

5. What kind of animal is Relbmpago?

(see the answer key)

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