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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Cleofas consider as a basic human right?
(a) The right to marry whoever you choose.
(b) Access to clean water.
(c) A person's right to have an education.
(d) A man's freedom to work for himself.

3. When do the men in Jalco sing?
(a) Only when they are drunk.
(b) During the holidays or birthdays.
(c) Only in church.
(d) In the evenings as they return from work.

4. What does the Lopez family seem to think the priests are more preoccupied with than saving souls?
(a) Being treated well.
(b) Moving up in the church.
(c) Saving themselves.
(d) Making money.

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

6. According to the author, who originally settled this mountain village?
(a) Spanish conquistadors.
(b) Immigrants from Central America.
(c) Indian ancestors.
(d) American settlers in the West.

7. How is the daily lifestyle in Jalcocotbn as seen in Section 2 best described?
(a) Stressful.
(b) Static.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Always changing.

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

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

10. What reassurance does Ernie's mother give him about the rooster.
(a) That he will not hurt the chickens.
(b) That he is the bravest rooster in the area.
(c) That he will not hurt Ernie.
(d) That he is a smart animal.

11. What outdoor activity did the men of a Jalcocotbn participate in if the weather permitted?
(a) Surfing.
(b) Hiking.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Soccer.

12. What do the residents of Jalcocotbn do with their trash?
(a) They throw it in a ditch alongside the street.
(b) They bury it in a nearby cave.
(c) They burn it every week in a large ditch.
(d) They throw it into the ocean.

13. Where did Ernie's mother keep her knick-knacks and heirlooms?
(a) A small beaded bag.
(b) In a large stone bowl and lid.
(c) A cedar chest.
(d) In a paper box.

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

15. What basic skills do the adults of Jalcocotbn value?
(a) Language and science.
(b) Cooking and Arithmetic.
(c) Arithmetic and language.
(d) Science and history.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cleofas' age?

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

3. What does the Weeping Woman's presence foreshadow?

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

5. What foods does Ernie learn to eat like a man?

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