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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Section 4 (through page 32).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not mentioned by the author as being a public place in his village?
(a) The plaza.
(b) The chapel.
(c) The watering hole.
(d) The street.

3. Where was Dosa Henriqueta married?
(a) San Blas.
(b) Tepic.
(c) Jalco.
(d) Mexico City.

4. What reassurance does Ernie's mother give him about the rooster.
(a) That he will not hurt Ernie.
(b) That he is the bravest rooster in the area.
(c) That he will not hurt the chickens.
(d) That he is a smart animal.

5. What is the importance of the city of Jalcocotbn to the author?
(a) He attended high school there.
(b) He wants to move there some day.
(c) He went to college there.
(d) He was born there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is overheard saying that "nothing ever happens" in Jalcocotbn?

2. Besides "rooster" what does the Spanish word gallo mean?

3. Besides drinking water, what does the stream deliver to the village?

4. What trait does Ernie find more important about the rooster than his intelligence?

5. What is suggested after the author's stories circulate at a scholarly meeting?

(see the answer key)

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