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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What type of book is the one printed book Dona Henriqueta owns?
(a) A cookbook.
(b) A novella.
(c) A bible.
(d) A comic book.

7. What foods does Ernie learn to eat like a man?
(a) Atole and panocha .
(b) Chipotle.
(c) Tamales.
(d) Jalapenos.

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

9. What is the name of the family rooster?
(a) Pablo.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Coronel.
(d) Senor Rooster.

10. How do Ernie and his cousins view the rooster?
(a) As stupid.
(b) As a scaredy cat.
(c) As brave.
(d) As lazy.

11. According to the author in Section 1, what is the historical importance of the story?
(a) That the story talks specifically about human rights.
(b) That it is important because it is the story of his life.
(c) That many other families also migrated to the United States.
(d) That the story covers never before heard history.

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

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

14. What does the Weeping Woman's presence foreshadow?
(a) Death.
(b) Volcanic erruptions.
(c) Marriage.
(d) The birth of a child.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that provides an escape route for Jalcocotbn should an attack occur?

2. Why did the original settlers of Jalcocotbn choose that location to settle?

3. Which of the following can offer the village people protection from the devil?

4. What is the hanging platform called that Ernie slept on as a child?

5. What information about Jalcocotbn is shared at the beginning of the story?

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