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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Section 10, "The Skull of Independence".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Robles doing when Ixca goes to visit him?
(a) He is talking to his wife.
(b) He is sitting, contemplating his life.
(c) He is working on a new business deal.
(d) He is concluding a successful real estate deal.

2. What does Norma say about literature?
(a) It is boring and worthless.
(b) It is just as important as a nice handbag.
(c) It is the most precious art form.
(d) It is a waste of time.

3. What does Norma realize after a flirtation with a young poet?
(a) She is in love with him and wants to marry him.
(b) She does not want to be trapped in a life of poverty with him.
(c) She has fallen in love with his poetry, not him.
(d) She wants to stop flirting and settle down.

4. To whom does Robles compare Norma unfavorably?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) Hortensia.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

5. What celebration takes place in the city?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Independence Day.
(c) The Day of the Dead.
(d) Mardi Gras.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Rodrigo complain?

2. What drives Dona Lorenza?

3. What happens to the angry workers?

4. What does Rodrigo presume to be to cause of Juan Morales' car crash?

5. Upon what does Robles reflect?

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