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

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

3. What kind of animal is Relbmpago?
(a) A turkey.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A dog.
(d) A horse.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ernie receive his education, for the most part?

2. Why does the priest expel Josy?

3. Why does Coronel attack a buzzard?

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

5. What is it that Dosa Eduvijes put in her mouth as she tells her stories?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the government and religious institutions like in Jalco?

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

3. How does Jalco keep its history alive?

4. How is a child of 6 or older raised in Jalco?

5. What does Ernie's education in Part One, Section 5 mainly consist of?

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

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

8. What is the educational system like in Jalco?

9. What is pinole and what is it for?

10. How did Jalco come to exists?

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