2. Who is overheard saying that "nothing ever happens" in Jalcocotbn?
(a) Gustavo.
(b) Uncle Josy.
(c) Don Chano.
(d) Dosa Henriqueta.

3. What city is located about 40 kilometers away from Jalcocotbn?
(a) La Cuidad de Suenos.
(b) Ensenada.
(c) Tepic.
(d) Suarez.

4. What type of work does Don Catarino do?
(a) He works on a coffee plantation.
(b) He is a construction worker in the next village.
(c) He is a field worker in the mountain's corn patches.
(d) He works as a foreman at a rock quarry.

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

6. What trait does Ernie find more important about the rooster than his intelligence?
(a) His physical strength.
(b) His feistiness.
(c) His bravery.
(d) His speed.

7. What is suggested after the author's stories circulate at a scholarly meeting?
(a) That he write a book.
(b) That he stop telling stories.
(c) That he speak at more scholarly meetings.
(d) That he make a movie.

8. What profession is Ernie interested in in Part One, Section 5?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Letter writing.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Mathematics.

9. What profession do Ernie and his cousins vow never to become in Part One, Section 7?
(a) A farm worker.
(b) A priest.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A soldier.

10. What does the Weeping Woman's presence foreshadow?
(a) Volcanic erruptions.
(b) Death.
(c) Marriage.
(d) The birth of a child.

11. What similarity can be seen between Coronel and Don Catarino?
(a) They are both quick.
(b) They are both the head of their "households."
(c) They are both loud.
(d) They are both very intelligent.

12. How many school are there in the village of Jalcocotbn?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

13. What does Ernie call his Aunt Ester?
(a) Tia.
(b) Aunt Tel.
(c) Aunt Malo.
(d) Mama.

14. Which of the following can offer the village people protection from the devil?
(a) The sign of the cross.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Holy water.
(d) Our Lady of Talpa.

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