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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What city is located about 40 kilometers away from Jalcocotbn?
(a) Suarez.
(b) La Cuidad de Suenos.
(c) Tepic.
(d) Ensenada.

4. What kind of animal is Relbmpago?
(a) A dog.
(b) A turkey.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A horse.

5. What slang term for cowardly is used by Ernie's mother in Part One, Section 4?
(a) Spineless.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Scaredy cat.

6. What does Ernie call his Aunt Ester?
(a) Tia.
(b) Aunt Malo.
(c) Aunt Tel.
(d) Mama.

7. What type of book is the one printed book Dona Henriqueta owns?
(a) A comic book.
(b) A novella.
(c) A cookbook.
(d) A bible.

8. What profession do Ernie and his cousins vow never to become in Part One, Section 7?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A priest.
(d) A farm worker.

9. Where are weddings and baptisms held?
(a) The shrine of Nuestra Sesora de Talpa.
(b) The Iglesia del Hijo.
(c) The temple of El Senor del Cielo.
(d) The chapel.

10. Who is the beheaded hero that the men in the village sometimes sing about?
(a) Don Juan Pedro.
(b) Zorro.
(c) Catalino.
(d) Rafael.

11. What animal is shared by the entire village?
(a) The goat.
(b) The cow.
(c) The rooster.
(d) The horse.

12. What nation did General Porfirio Diaz fight in war, leading to his becoming president?
(a) Portugal.
(b) France.
(c) Britain.
(d) United States.

13. Where did Ernie's mother keep her knick-knacks and heirlooms?
(a) In a paper box.
(b) A small beaded bag.
(c) A cedar chest.
(d) In a large stone bowl and lid.

14. How is the history of Jalco kept?
(a) Heiroglyphics.
(b) Books.
(c) Word of mouth.
(d) Geneologies.

15. What does the Weeping Woman's presence foreshadow?
(a) The birth of a child.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Death.
(d) Volcanic erruptions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the stream that runs through Jalcocotbn?

2. How does Ernie receive his education, for the most part?

3. How does Ernie learn to roast coffee beans?

4. Why does Coronel attack a buzzard?

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

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