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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lorenzo is what kind of a man?
(a) He's a naturally happy and laughing man.
(b) He's a totally logical and analytical man.
(c) He's an angry, argumentative man.
(d) He's a droopy, pessimistic man.

2. What do the soldiers want to do to Chayo Cuamea?
(a) They want to hang him.
(b) They want to put him in front of a firing squad.
(c) They want to kill him in battle.
(d) They want to put him in jail.

3. How did Loreto walk?
(a) He walked with quick, short steps.
(b) He walked with difficulty and aching legs.
(c) He walked very straight with good posture.
(d) He almost skipped along.

4. Dosa de Cocuch has what bad habit?
(a) She chews gum.
(b) She chews tobacco.
(c) She takes drugs.
(d) She's a chain smoker.

5. What does Tony Baba's mother pay to the writers?
(a) Four dollars and fifty cents a day plus one dozen hot dogs.
(b) Five dollars a day plus 2 loaves of French bread.
(c) Five dollars a day plus 10 chili dogs.
(d) Four dollars a day plus a dozen hot dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tragic thing happens to Chalito, the skinniest of the boys, who washed cars on Loreto's street?

2. How do the Foxyes become wealthy?

3. What promises does the one man tempt the other with to keep him walking?

4. What is the desert poetically referred to as?

5. What is a parida?

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