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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 is a capataz?
(a) A farm supervisor.
(b) A small woolen hat.
(c) A sheriff.
(d) A dangerous animal.

2. Why does Coronel attack a buzzard?
(a) Because he is trying to claim new territory.
(b) Because the buzzard was trying to steal his food.
(c) Because the buzzard was hurt.
(d) Because the buzzard attacked a hen.

3. What are haciendas?
(a) Open fields.
(b) Houses.
(c) Commercial farms.
(d) Small communities.

4. Where do the children play bullfight?
(a) In the corrals.
(b) In the plaza.
(c) In the pasture.
(d) By the river.

5. Who is the gang leader of the boys of the brewery?
(a) El Perico.
(b) El Mercado.
(c) El Wampole.
(d) El Huilo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the largest employer in the area when Ernie is living in Mazatlan?

2. The use of what words in Part One, Section 4 can be seen as adding to the sense of division between men and women?

3. How do Ernie and his cousins view the rooster?

4. Who shoots at Josy as he leaves his job building stone markers?

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

(see the answer key)

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