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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What material were the cottages in the village made of?
(a) Stones.
(b) Grass.
(c) Adobe.
(d) Brick.

2. What foods does Ernie learn to eat like a man?
(a) Chipotle.
(b) Jalapenos.
(c) Tamales.
(d) Atole and panocha .

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

4. When do the men in Jalco sing?
(a) Only in church.
(b) During the holidays or birthdays.
(c) Only when they are drunk.
(d) In the evenings as they return from work.

5. Who is overheard saying that "nothing ever happens" in Jalcocotbn?
(a) Don Chano.
(b) Gustavo.
(c) Dosa Henriqueta.
(d) Uncle Josy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Lopez family seem to think the priests are more preoccupied with than saving souls?

3. What is aguardiente according to Ernie?

4. About how many cottages does Ernie estimate are in his village?

5. What do the residents of Jalcocotbn do with their trash?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dosa Eduvijes do and why?

2. How is a child of 6 or older raised in Jalco?

3. Describe Ernie's cottage.

4. What is the arroyo and what is it used for?

5. What are the government and religious institutions like in Jalco?

6. How does Ernie react when he sees Coronel mating with the hen?

7. How does Catarino's opinion about Coronel's fight affect Ernie?

8. What is the layout of the village of Jalco?

9. Why does the author state that he initially was compelled to write this story?

10. How does Ernie describe the various animals in Part One, Section 3?

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