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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of animal is the family pet while Ernie lives in Jalco?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A goat.

2. What did the Spaniards do to some of the Indians when they came to Mexico?
(a) Put them into prison.
(b) Caused them to die of sickness.
(c) Forced them into slave labor.
(d) Banished them to Arizona and Texas.

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

4. What profession do Ernie and his cousins vow never to become in Part One, Section 7?
(a) A farm worker.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A priest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When is pinole used?

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

3. What is the central theme of Cleofas' version of Jalco's history?

4. What type of work does Don Catarino do?

5. What material were the cottages in the village made of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is music in Jalco like and used for?

2. What does Coronel's protection of the hens reinforce for Ernie?

3. What is the connection between the words Gallo and chicken and men and women?

4. Why does the author state that he initially was compelled to write this story?

5. What is the arroyo and what is it used for?

6. Who are Ernie's two uncles and how does he describe them?

7. How does Ernie describe his friend's funeral?

8. How does the author describe his relatives in Jalco?

9. What is pinole and what is it for?

10. How is Jalcocotbn described in Part One, Section 1?

(see the answer keys)

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