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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Sections 9 and 10 (to page 71).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal is shared by the entire village?
(a) The goat.
(b) The rooster.
(c) The horse.
(d) The cow.

2. Where does Henriqueta hide her money when the soldiers come into town?
(a) In a hole in the wall.
(b) In a loose floorboard.
(c) Outside under the corral.
(d) In a hole in the ground.

3. How do Catarino and Gustavo think Nerun got sick?
(a) By being bitten by a rabid animal.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Heart worms.
(d) By eating a sick animal.

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

5. What city is located about 40 kilometers away from Jalcocotbn?
(a) Suarez.
(b) La Cuidad de Suenos.
(c) Ensenada.
(d) Tepic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What astronomical sight does Ernie mention seeing during his last year in Jalco?

2. What reassurance does Ernie's mother give him about the rooster.

3. How did the residents of the village keep the street in front of their cottages clean?

4. What outdoor activity did the men of a Jalcocotbn participate in if the weather permitted?

5. What do Ernie and his mother bring to the mother of a dead boy?

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