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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five (to page 265),.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ernie not allowed in the party for the poor children?
(a) Because he is wearing shoes.
(b) Because he is not dirty and must not be poor.
(c) Because he did not have an invitation.
(d) Because he has not combed his hair.

2. What is the name of the time when Indian tribes had their own system of authority?
(a) Pre-columbian era.
(b) The time of the Aztecs.
(c) Before the conquest.
(d) The time of old.

3. Who comments that buzzards are "chickens"?
(a) Esther.
(b) Catarino.
(c) Ernie.
(d) Henriqueta.

4. What are the corrals in the back of the cottages built out of?
(a) Straw.
(b) Stones.
(c) Thatch.
(d) Wood.

5. Who helps bail Josy out of jail?
(a) Ernie.
(b) Roy's parents.
(c) Mr. Howard.
(d) Mrs. Dodson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What slang term for cowardly is used by Ernie's mother in Part One, Section 4?

2. Where was Dosa Henriqueta married?

3. Who comes through Jalco with news of Gustavo?

4. Where do Ernie and his mother go to get away from the sounds of the city?

5. The use of what words in Part One, Section 4 can be seen as adding to the sense of division between men and women?

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