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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the wealthy man because of the horse he rode?
(a) He pictured himself as a famous general.
(b) He lost control of his bowels.
(c) His back was injured.
(d) He became obsessed with love for the horse.

2. Who does Loreto meet on their way to church in the beginning of the book?
(a) Two American tourists.
(b) A well-dressed, wealthy couple.
(c) A large Mexican family.
(d) A poor chicano couple

3. What happens to Frankie Perez?
(a) He dies as a U.S. soldier in Asia.
(b) He dies from fever after returning home.
(c) He is shot in the Mexican Revolution.
(d) He comes home from the war and goes to college.

4. Where does the narrator go and what work is he seeking?
(a) He goes to California to become a panhandler.
(b) He goes to Tucson to become a waiter in a Mexican restaurant.
(c) He goes to Phoenix to work in construction.
(d) He goes back to Mexico to work on a farm.

5. What kind of house do the Foxyes live in?
(a) An adobe house outside of the town.
(b) A pre-fab, three-bedroom house among identical houses.
(c) A gorgeous mansion with gardens.
(d) A townhouse in the center of town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jes's do that shocked everyone?

2. What two hobbies did Tony Baba's wife have?

3. Who was Kite?

4. Where does the narrator run into Chuco ten years later?

5. Who is Rudolph H. Smith?

(see the answer key)

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