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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 hanging platform called that Ernie slept on as a child?
(a) A tapanco.
(b) A mesa.
(c) A hammock.
(d) A cama.

2. What type of wildlife is the forest around Jalcocotbn heavily populated with?
(a) Bears.
(b) Birds.
(c) Jungle cats.
(d) Snakes.

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

4. What similarity can be seen between Coronel and Don Catarino?
(a) They are both very intelligent.
(b) They are both loud.
(c) They are both quick.
(d) They are both the head of their "households."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ernie learn to roast coffee beans?

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

3. When do the men in Jalco sing?

4. What city is located about 40 kilometers away from Jalcocotbn?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. From Ernie's description of Jalco, what does the daily lifestyle seem like in the village?

2. How does Catarino's opinion about Coronel's fight affect Ernie?

3. What is the educational system like in Jalco?

4. Describe Don Cleofas.

5. How does Jalco keep its history alive?

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

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

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

9. How does Ernie feel about the arrieros?

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

(see the answer keys)

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