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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 pp. 42 - 85.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of character did Tony Baba's grandmother's have?
(a) She was reprehensible and exploited and underpaid her workers.
(b) She was like a loving mother to him.
(c) She was a fierce revolutionary.
(d) She was a sweet old-fashioned grandmother.

2. What is the desert poetically referred to as?
(a) A blank canvas and a grave.
(b) An ocean of sand.
(c) A kind of heaven.
(d) A land of delights and mysteries.

3. What does Lencho buy at the supermarket?
(a) 10 pounds of cut-up chicken.
(b) Steaks and chops.
(c) A birthday cake and candy.
(d) A week's worth of groceries.

4. What sign does Chuco imitate?
(a) A sign showing a Mexican crossing the desert.
(b) A sign showing a man drinking tequila.
(c) A sign showing a sleeping Mexican, seemingly a lazy bum.
(d) A sign showing a Mexican dancing on his sombrero.

5. What is a parida, the first drink Lencho buys at a bar?
(a) A glass of the local wine.
(b) A glass of whiskey.
(c) A beer and a glass of tequila.
(d) A glass of vodka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the wealthy man's former occupation?

2. How many children does Lencho have?

3. What is Chalito's father's name?

4. What is a parida?

5. What does Tony Baba's grandmother do when a strike is organized against her?

(see the answer key)

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