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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-6, Lasso, Ombu, The Casita, Currycomb, Tears, Gitana the Gypsy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a currycomb?
(a) A horse comb.
(b) A rope to tie a horse.
(c) A comb to remove fleas and ticks from a dog.
(d) A tool to take the dirt out of a horse's hoofs.

2. What does Pedro want to do when he spies the animal in the brush?
(a) Lasso it.
(b) Tame it.
(c) Shoot it.
(d) Scare it away from the chickens.

3. What is a casita?
(a) Another name for Juan's hut.
(b) A small, domesticated bird.
(c) A large fish that provides sustenance to many of the people of Argentina.
(d) A small, domesticated ferret-like creature.

4. To what group of people does Pedro belong?
(a) Chulupi.
(b) Chorote.
(c) Vaquero.
(d) Luli.

5. Where do Juan and Pedro take Chúcaro in Chapter 4?
(a) To the nearby village.
(b) To Juan's casita.
(c) To the Pampas.
(d) To Pedro's grandfather's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Juan say Chúcaro will stay?

2. How big is Juan's home?

3. How old is Pedro?

4. How is Gitana described?

5. What are the cowboys of the narrator's home area called?

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