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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. What instrument does Uncle Josy play?
(a) The Harmonica.
(b) The maracas.
(c) The drum.
(d) The guitar.

2. How does Ernie receive his education, for the most part?
(a) From watching the people around him.
(b) By going to the local church and being taught by the Pastor.
(c) By travelling twice a week to Tepic.
(d) From his elder cousin, through homeschool.

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

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

5. According to Part One, Sections 9 and 10, who is campaigning against Don Porfirio for the presidency?
(a) Don Miguel Caster.
(b) Don Marco Juan Villas.
(c) Don Francisco Madero.
(d) Don Roberto Vasquez.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most significant difference in daily chores that Ernie notes in Part Two, Section 1?

2. Why is Ernie not allowed in the party for the poor children?

3. What profession do Ernie and his cousins vow never to become in Part One, Section 7?

4. Who is overheard saying that "nothing ever happens" in Jalcocotbn?

5. What has caused the creek near Jalco to overflow?

(see the answer key)

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