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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of wildlife is the forest around Jalcocotbn heavily populated with?
(a) Jungle cats.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Bears.
(d) Birds.

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

4. What is the only way that Jalcocotbn is reachable?
(a) By a narrow canyon trail.
(b) By steep, rocky trails.
(c) By boat.
(d) By an underground cave system.

5. What did the Spaniards do to some of the Indians when they came to Mexico?
(a) Banished them to Arizona and Texas.
(b) Put them into prison.
(c) Forced them into slave labor.
(d) Caused them to die of sickness.

6. About how many cottages does Ernie estimate are in his village?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Seventy.
(c) Forty.
(d) Two hundred fifty.

7. 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.

8. Why did the original settlers of Jalcocotbn choose that location to settle?
(a) Because it offered natural protection from intruders and the harsh wind and sun.
(b) Because it was close to the city of San Antonio.
(c) Because it was in a fertile valley.
(d) Because it was close to the Pacific Ocean.

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

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

11. What is it that provides an escape route for Jalcocotbn should an attack occur?
(a) A small tunnel that is in the side of the rocky hills.
(b) A hidden path through the forest.
(c) A secret path leading up to the mountains.
(d) A hidden cove on the coast line housing hidden boats.

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

13. When is pinole used?
(a) Easter Sunday.
(b) Funerals.
(c) Only during the week.
(d) Birthdays.

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

15. What information about Jalcocotbn is shared at the beginning of the story?
(a) Information about the financial situation.
(b) Information about the political state in the city.
(c) Information about it's physical characteristics and history.
(d) Information about the lack of education and work in the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dosa Eduvijes sit when she is ready to tell her tales?

2. What is aguardiente according to Ernie?

3. Who is the beheaded hero that the men in the village sometimes sing about?

4. What type of work does Don Catarino do?

5. In part one, section 4 what trait do we see associated with femininity?

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