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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. What does a poster on Juan's wall depict?
(a) A picture of a wanted outlaw.
(b) The Andes Mountains.
(c) The Amazon River.
(d) The Dakota Badlands.

2. What does Maria tell Luisa?
(a) That Maria thinks Juan likes Luisa.
(b) That Maria thinks Pedro's father is very ill.
(c) That Maria thinks Juan is getting married.
(d) That Maria thinks Jose is sick.

3. Why is Juan angry with Pedro?
(a) Pedro let Paco ride Chúcaro before Juan does.
(b) Pedro is considering selling Chúcaro.
(c) Pedro tried to ride Chúcaro alone.
(d) Pedro let his cousin ride Chúcaro before Juan does.

4. What is mentioned as being yellow?
(a) The flowers around Juan's house.
(b) Pedrito's shirt.
(c) The butterfly that makes Pedrito laugh.
(d) Juan's kerchief.

5. What is one thing the mayordomo does not know?
(a) About his wife's illness.
(b) About new technology for farming.
(c) About his son's newest bad habit.
(d) About Chúcaro.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do gauchos usually cook their meat?

2. What causes Pedro's father to lose his joy for life?

3. What is a very rich land owner called?

4. To whom does the Pampas "sing"?

5. What is the general conclusion by the people about the Pampa?

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