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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession is Ernie interested in in Part One, Section 5?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Letter writing.
(d) Mathematics.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What do Jalco children learn by having others who are not their parents discipline them?
(a) That you have to be extra sneaky.
(b) That it is not worth it to be bad.
(c) That everyone has a different idea of what acting bad is.
(d) That someone is always watching.

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

9. How does Ernie learn to roast coffee beans?
(a) On the comal.
(b) Quickly so that they do not turn brown.
(c) In a large kettle.
(d) WIth patience and love.

10. What trait does Ernie find more important about the rooster than his intelligence?
(a) His speed.
(b) His physical strength.
(c) His feistiness.
(d) His bravery.

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

12. Who makes ropes and crates in the village?
(a) Don Aparicio.
(b) Don Valasguez.
(c) Don Marco.
(d) Don Carlo.

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

14. How does Ernie receive his education, for the most part?
(a) From his elder cousin, through homeschool.
(b) By going to the local church and being taught by the Pastor.
(c) By travelling twice a week to Tepic.
(d) From watching the people around him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the priest expel Josy?

2. What is suggested after the author's stories circulate at a scholarly meeting?

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

4. Where are weddings and baptisms held?

5. What did the Spaniards do to some of the Indians when they came to Mexico?

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