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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Section 3 (to page 171).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Josy call the guerrilla soldiers that live in the mountains?
(a) Autoridades.
(b) Malos.
(c) Revolucionarios.
(d) Bolas.

2. Besides drinking water, what does the stream deliver to the village?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Driftwood.
(c) Fish.
(d) Alga.

3. The use of what words in Part One, Section 4 can be seen as adding to the sense of division between men and women?
(a) Small and large.
(b) Chicken and buzzard.
(c) Brave and scared.
(d) Gallo and chicken.

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

5. What do Dosa Eduvijes' tales do for the children in the village?
(a) Makes them more creative.
(b) Teaches them about mythology.
(c) Provides exposure to the concepts of good and evil.
(d) Scares them so that they do not go into the surrounding woods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Don Porfirio's mounted police tell the Lopez family they are to do for the troops coming to the village?

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

3. How high are the sidewalks where Ernie lives in the Mazatlan?

4. What type of language does Gustavo teach Ernie in section 2?

5. What is the name of the time when Indian tribes had their own system of authority?

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