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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Besides drinking water, what does the stream deliver to the village?
(a) Driftwood.
(b) Alga.
(c) Fish.
(d) Ducks.
2. What is the only way that Jalcocotbn is reachable?
(a) By steep, rocky trails.
(b) By boat.
(c) By a narrow canyon trail.
(d) By an underground cave system.
3. What type of work does Don Catarino do?
(a) He is a field worker in the mountain's corn patches.
(b) He is a construction worker in the next village.
(c) He works as a foreman at a rock quarry.
(d) He works on a coffee plantation.
4. What material were the cottages in the village made of?
(a) Stones.
(b) Adobe.
(c) Grass.
(d) Brick.
5. What profession do Ernie and his cousins vow never to become in Part One, Section 7?
(a) A farm worker.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A priest.
6. About how many cottages does Ernie estimate are in his village?
(a) Seventy.
(b) Forty.
(c) Two hundred fifty.
(d) One hundred.
7. What similarity can be seen between Coronel and Don Catarino?
(a) They are both very intelligent.
(b) They are both quick.
(c) They are both loud.
(d) They are both the head of their "households."
8. What is the hanging platform called that Ernie slept on as a child?
(a) A cama.
(b) A tapanco.
(c) A mesa.
(d) A hammock.
9. What does the Lopez family seem to think the priests are more preoccupied with than saving souls?
(a) Saving themselves.
(b) Making money.
(c) Being treated well.
(d) Moving up in the church.
10. What type of tree is located at the edge of the pond in Jalcocotbn?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Maple.
(c) Olive.
(d) Walnut.
11. What is the importance of the city of Jalcocotbn to the author?
(a) He attended high school there.
(b) He went to college there.
(c) He wants to move there some day.
(d) He was born there.
12. In part one, section 4 what trait do we see associated with femininity?
(a) Resilience.
(b) Strength.
(c) Love.
(d) Weakness.
13. What do the residents of Jalcocotbn do with their trash?
(a) They throw it into the ocean.
(b) They burn it every week in a large ditch.
(c) They throw it in a ditch alongside the street.
(d) They bury it in a nearby cave.
14. What is the name of the time when Indian tribes had their own system of authority?
(a) Before the conquest.
(b) Pre-columbian era.
(c) The time of old.
(d) The time of the Aztecs.
15. Where are weddings and baptisms held?
(a) The chapel.
(b) The Iglesia del Hijo.
(c) The shrine of Nuestra Sesora de Talpa.
(d) The temple of El Senor del Cielo.
Short Answer Questions
1. What city is located about 40 kilometers away from Jalcocotbn?
2. What type of book is the one printed book Dona Henriqueta owns?
3. What are the corrals in the back of the cottages built out of?
4. Why does the priest expel Josy?
5. What do Dosa Eduvijes' tales do for the children in the village?
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