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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Section 3 (to page 171).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shoots at Josy as he leaves his job building stone markers?
(a) A bola.
(b) A pro-Porfirio soldier.
(c) A pro-Madero soldier.
(d) The foreman of Josy's employer.

2. What role do the younger boys play when the older boys allow them to play bullfights with them?
(a) The picadores.
(b) The matadores.
(c) The bull.
(d) Fans.

3. What similarity can be seen between Coronel and Don Catarino?
(a) They are both quick.
(b) They are both the head of their "households."
(c) They are both loud.
(d) They are both very intelligent.

4. What sign tells Ernie and Henriqueta that Josy has had a successful day of work when he returns home?
(a) He is singing.
(b) He is whistling.
(c) He is smiling.
(d) He is dancing.

5. Why does Henriqueta give Ernie an emulsion called Wampole?
(a) So that he will gain weight.
(b) To help him with his toothache.
(c) To help him recover from a cold.
(d) For his gas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a capataz?

2. What type of food does the restaurant where Ernie works serve?

3. What is a zopilote?

4. What is the largest employer in the area when Ernie is living in Mazatlan?

5. What is tied between the horns of the steer skull when the boys play bullfights?

(see the answer key)

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