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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Ernie respond when he sees the rooster trying to mate with a hen?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He is alarmed.
(c) He thinks it is gross.
(d) He does not think anything of it at all.

5. What material were the cottages in the village made of?
(a) Brick.
(b) Stones.
(c) Grass.
(d) Adobe.

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

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

8. What is Don Chencho's profession?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) He is a beer maker.
(c) He is a doctor.
(d) He makes bedstands.

9. What kind of stories does the narrator say he tells his family?
(a) The story of the freedom of Central America.
(b) Tales of Mexican mythology.
(c) Proverbs that he learned from his mother.
(d) Anecdotes about the village where he was born.

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

11. How is the history of Jalco kept?
(a) Books.
(b) Geneologies.
(c) Word of mouth.
(d) Heiroglyphics.

12. At what age is it customary for adults and neighbors to take part in the child's discipline in the village of Jalco?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

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

14. What two items was Ernie's mother allowed to keep after the divorce?
(a) Her burro and her silver ring.
(b) Her locket and her son.
(c) Her ring and her sewing machine.
(d) Her car and her piano.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Coronel attack a buzzard?

3. When is pinole used?

4. Which of the following is not mentioned by the author as being a public place in his village?

5. What outdoor activity did the men of a Jalcocotbn participate in if the weather permitted?

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