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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. What is the name of the stream that runs through Jalcocotbn?
(a) Arroyo.
(b) The Rio Grande.
(c) Pico Rio.
(d) It has no name.

2. What does Ernie bury in the back yard of his apartment before leaving for Oak Park?
(a) A picture.
(b) A small cross.
(c) His favorite book.
(d) His marble collection.

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

4. What is the name of the most dangerous part of the family's journey to Tepic?
(a) The dark path.
(b) The dead saints highway.
(c) The spine.
(d) The devil's backbone.

5. What type of book is the one printed book Dona Henriqueta owns?
(a) A bible.
(b) A novella.
(c) A comic book.
(d) A cookbook.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is aguardiente according to Ernie?

3. How does Ernie react when he sees the American soldiers helping people off the train?

4. What is tied between the horns of the steer skull when the boys play bullfights?

5. Who comes through Jalco with news of Gustavo?

(see the answer key)

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