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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much older than Ernie is Josy?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 10 years.

2. Where was Dosa Henriqueta married?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Tepic.
(c) San Blas.
(d) Jalco.

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

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

5. What animal is shared by the entire village?
(a) The rooster.
(b) The horse.
(c) The goat.
(d) The cow.

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

7. Who is the beheaded hero that the men in the village sometimes sing about?
(a) Rafael.
(b) Zorro.
(c) Don Juan Pedro.
(d) Catalino.

8. Why does Coronel attack a buzzard?
(a) Because the buzzard was hurt.
(b) Because he is trying to claim new territory.
(c) Because the buzzard attacked a hen.
(d) Because the buzzard was trying to steal his food.

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

10. What do Ernie and his mother bring to the mother of a dead boy?
(a) Flowers.
(b) A book of prayers.
(c) A vase.
(d) All answers are right.

11. What slang term for cowardly is used by Ernie's mother in Part One, Section 4?
(a) Spineless.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Scaredy cat.

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

13. What is it that Dosa Eduvijes put in her mouth as she tells her stories?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A pepper.
(c) A bottle of liquor.
(d) A straw of hay.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is overheard saying that "nothing ever happens" in Jalcocotbn?

2. What do the residents of Jalcocotbn do with their trash?

3. Why does the priest expel Josy?

4. What type of fruit is cooked overnight in a hole in the ground?

5. How does Ernie receive his education, for the most part?

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