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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. How does an old woman named Candelita finally sell her lottery tickets?
(a) By telling fortunes along with selling the tickets.
(b) By putting a ball under her dress as if she were a hunchback.
(c) By selling home-made cookies with them.
(d) By crying and telling her life story.

2. The reader is told the sad story of how a young woman is lured into prostitution by whom?
(a) Dona Reginalda and her supposed son.
(b) A woman disguised as a nun.
(c) A starving family.
(d) Two traveling salesmen.

3. How much money does Lencho get from his sons for Buzz Saw's birthday?
(a) 15 dollars.
(b) 10 dollars.
(c) 12 dollars.
(d) 9 dollars.

4. When Manuel dies, what does his friend make for him?
(a) A cross out of bones.
(b) A memorial mound of stones.
(c) A wreath of desert flowers.
(d) A cross out of twigs.

5. What is the main destination of the group of travelers?
(a) San Diego, California.
(b) Denver, Colorado.
(c) Colorado Springs, Colorado.
(d) San Luis Rio, Colorado.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the poor women and children make money?

2. What do an officer and a soldier complain about regarding Chayon and his Yaqui Indians?

3. What does the name, Ramagacha, mean?

4. What about his horse's anatomy bothers the soldier fighting against Chayo's Yaqui Indians?

5. How many men seeking work in the U.S. are rounded up in Tucson and put in lockup?

(see the answer key)

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