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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What type of animal is the family pet while Ernie lives in Jalco?
(a) A dog.
(b) A cat.
(c) A goat.
(d) A donkey.
2. What does the Weeping Woman's presence foreshadow?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Volcanic erruptions.
(c) Death.
(d) The birth of a child.
3. What material were the cottages in the village made of?
(a) Stones.
(b) Adobe.
(c) Brick.
(d) Grass.
4. What is the importance of the city of Jalcocotbn to the author?
(a) He went to college there.
(b) He was born there.
(c) He attended high school there.
(d) He wants to move there some day.
5. According to the author, who originally settled this mountain village?
(a) Immigrants from Central America.
(b) American settlers in the West.
(c) Spanish conquistadors.
(d) Indian ancestors.
6. What do Ernie and his mother bring to the mother of a dead boy?
(a) A book of prayers.
(b) All answers are right.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A vase.
7. What is the only way that Jalcocotbn is reachable?
(a) By boat.
(b) By a narrow canyon trail.
(c) By an underground cave system.
(d) By steep, rocky trails.
8. How many school are there in the village of Jalcocotbn?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.
9. How do Ernie and his cousins view the rooster?
(a) As stupid.
(b) As a scaredy cat.
(c) As lazy.
(d) As brave.
10. Which of the following is not mentioned by the author as being a public place in his village?
(a) The watering hole.
(b) The street.
(c) The chapel.
(d) The plaza.
11. What city is located about 40 kilometers away from Jalcocotbn?
(a) Suarez.
(b) La Cuidad de Suenos.
(c) Ensenada.
(d) Tepic.
12. What is the name of the family rooster?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Pablo.
(c) Coronel.
(d) Senor Rooster.
13. In part one, section 4 what trait do we see associated with femininity?
(a) Strength.
(b) Love.
(c) Weakness.
(d) Resilience.
14. What do Dosa Eduvijes' tales do for the children in the village?
(a) Scares them so that they do not go into the surrounding woods.
(b) Provides exposure to the concepts of good and evil.
(c) Makes them more creative.
(d) Teaches them about mythology.
15. What did the Spaniards do to some of the Indians when they came to Mexico?
(a) Banished them to Arizona and Texas.
(b) Put them into prison.
(c) Caused them to die of sickness.
(d) Forced them into slave labor.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Dosa Eduvijes sit when she is ready to tell her tales?
2. What type of fruit is cooked overnight in a hole in the ground?
3. Where did Ernie's mother keep her knick-knacks and heirlooms?
4. Besides "rooster" what does the Spanish word gallo mean?
5. Who comments that buzzards are "chickens"?
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