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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Jalco children learn by having others who are not their parents discipline them?
(a) That it is not worth it to be bad.
(b) That everyone has a different idea of what acting bad is.
(c) That someone is always watching.
(d) That you have to be extra sneaky.

3. What nation did General Porfirio Diaz fight in war, leading to his becoming president?
(a) France.
(b) United States.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Britain.

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

5. What do Dosa Eduvijes' tales do for the children in the village?
(a) Provides exposure to the concepts of good and evil.
(b) Makes them more creative.
(c) Scares them so that they do not go into the surrounding woods.
(d) Teaches them about mythology.

6. Why does the priest expel Josy?
(a) For making up Spanish translations of a Latin ritual.
(b) For not ending this prayers correctly.
(c) For speaking during the litergy.
(d) For refusing to sing with the choir.

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

8. Besides drinking water, what does the stream deliver to the village?
(a) Fish.
(b) Alga.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Driftwood.

9. In part one, section 4 what trait do we see associated with femininity?
(a) Resilience.
(b) Strength.
(c) Love.
(d) Weakness.

10. Which of the following items is not found in pinole?
(a) Corn.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Cinnamon.
(d) Lemon Leaves.

11. Who makes ropes and crates in the village?
(a) Don Carlo.
(b) Don Aparicio.
(c) Don Valasguez.
(d) Don Marco.

12. Besides "rooster" what does the Spanish word gallo mean?
(a) Daring.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Weak.

13. What is the central theme of Cleofas' version of Jalco's history?
(a) Survival.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Famine.
(d) War.

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

15. How does Ernie learn to roast coffee beans?
(a) Quickly so that they do not turn brown.
(b) WIth patience and love.
(c) On the comal.
(d) In a large kettle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of wildlife is the forest around Jalcocotbn heavily populated with?

2. What is a zopilote?

3. What is aguardiente according to Ernie?

4. What did the Spaniards do to some of the Indians when they came to Mexico?

5. What does Cleofas consider as a basic human right?

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