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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. When do the men in Jalco sing?
(a) Only in church.
(b) In the evenings as they return from work.
(c) During the holidays or birthdays.
(d) Only when they are drunk.

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 will not hurt Ernie.
(c) That he will not hurt the chickens.
(d) That he is a smart animal.

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

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

5. Who collects unbaptized children and carries them off?
(a) The Devil.
(b) The Wailer.
(c) El Chupecabra.
(d) The Weeping Woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many cottages does Ernie estimate are in his village?

2. What two items was Ernie's mother allowed to keep after the divorce?

3. What instrument does Uncle Josy play?

4. What is Cleofas' age?

5. How much older than Ernie is Josy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Jalco come to exists?

3. What is pinole and what is it for?

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

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

6. Describe Don Cleofas.

7. What is the layout of the village of Jalco?

8. What is the educational system like in Jalco?

9. What are the historical and psychological reasons for the author writing this book?

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

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