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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the stream that runs through Jalcocotbn?
(a) It has no name.
(b) Pico Rio.
(c) Arroyo.
(d) The Rio Grande.

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

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

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

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

8. 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.

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

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

11. What instrument does Uncle Josy play?
(a) The Harmonica.
(b) The maracas.
(c) The drum.
(d) The guitar.

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

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

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

15. What is Cleofas' age?
(a) 91.
(b) 82.
(c) It does not say.
(d) 75.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession is Ernie interested in in Part One, Section 5?

2. Why does Coronel attack a buzzard?

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

4. What is Don Chencho's profession?

5. What type of work does Don Catarino do?

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