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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Section 7 (to page 51).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ernie learn to roast coffee beans?
(a) In a large kettle.
(b) Quickly so that they do not turn brown.
(c) WIth patience and love.
(d) On the comal.

2. How did the residents of the village keep the street in front of their cottages clean?
(a) Sprinkling water on it.
(b) Clearing it with a leaf blower.
(c) Blocking it with stones.
(d) Hiring a street cleaner.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the beheaded hero that the men in the village sometimes sing about?

3. What is a zopilote?

4. What kind of stories does the narrator say he tells his family?

5. What type of work does Don Catarino do?

(see the answer key)

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