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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. Where does Juan keep his things in his home?
(a) Piled on the floor in the corner.
(b) A chest.
(c) A basket.
(d) A niche in the adobe wall.

2. Why does Juan throw something to Pedrito?
(a) To make him stop hitting the dog.
(b) He is crying.
(c) Because Pedrito had been ill and was now well enough to eat.
(d) To give him money to buy a sweet.

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

4. What does scratching signify to Chúcaro?
(a) A challenge.
(b) Who is dominant.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Friendship.

5. How is Juan often different from the other men in the area?
(a) He can predict the weather days ahead of time.
(b) He is raising a young boy by himself.
(c) He keeps to himself.
(d) He can make animals obey him.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what is the outside of Juan's home covered?

2. Who is Chúcaro?

3. What is one thing the mayordomo does?

4. What kerchief does Juan wear on Sundays?

5. What had Juan thrown to Pedrito?

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