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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-10, Meat, Maté, Music, What the Mayordomo Didn't Know Was Not Worth Knowing, The Red Kerchief—a Mystery, Something Is Brewing Again.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do gauchos usually cook their meat?
(a) On a grill over an open fire.
(b) Boiled with potatoes.
(c) In stews.
(d) In pits on hot stones.

2. What is an estancia?
(a) A break in the river flow.
(b) A change from one type of crop to another.
(c) A bend in the river.
(d) A series of farms.

3. What causes Pedro's father to lose his joy for life?
(a) The death of Pedro's mother.
(b) The government taking his land.
(c) The government telling him he could not farm any longer.
(d) The deaths of Pedro's youngest brother and sister.

4. What do gauchos love doing?
(a) Riding the range.
(b) Going into the big city.
(c) Climbing mountains.
(d) Telling stories.

5. What is narrated in Chapter 7 concerning the gauchos?
(a) How they hunt.
(b) How they decide who will be their leader.
(c) A typical pastime.
(d) How they catch wild horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is mentioned as being yellow?

2. Where does Juan keep his things in his home?

3. Who remembers the postcard in Juan's home?

4. How many farms are grouped into a large estate?

5. Where does Pedro want to keep Chúcaro?

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