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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of vegetables do gauchos eat?
(a) Few.
(b) Lots of tomatoes and corn.
(c) Lots of celery, carrots and greens.
(d) Probably several dozen types.

2. For what are 1000 pesos offered?
(a) The wanted man in the poster.
(b) To anyone who can climb the east side of a mountain.
(c) To anyone who can catch the pink stallion.
(d) To anyone who can ride a particularly mean bull.

3. What happens when Pedro falls asleep listening to Juan?
(a) Juan carries him to Pedro's father's house.
(b) Juan carries him inside.
(c) Juan leads Chúcaro to Pedro's father's house.
(d) Juan wakes Pedro and has him go home.

4. What do many of Juan's post cards depict?
(a) The largest towns in Guatemala.
(b) The largest towns in Argentina.
(c) The largest towns in Chile.
(d) The largest towns in North Dakota.

5. Who often gets together to eat and talk?
(a) Juan and his seven brothers.
(b) Pedro and his many relatives.
(c) Gauchos.
(d) The entire village.

6. What is the Ombu?
(a) A group of nomads in Central America.
(b) A group of nomads in Argentina.
(c) The solitary tree of the prairie.
(d) A grass that grows on the Pampa.

7. What does Juan do one day when he says he is happy?
(a) Goes to one of the dances.
(b) Shaves his mustache.
(c) Takes Pedro to town.
(d) Wears a red kerchief.

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

9. How is a spit used by gauchos?
(a) They never use a spit.
(b) To defend against wolves.
(c) To prod cattle into the corral.
(d) To cook meat.

10. Who is Juan to Pedro?
(a) His oldest brother.
(b) His sister's husband.
(c) His guardian.
(d) His oldest first cousin.

11. What color is the animal Pedro sees?
(a) Gray.
(b) Pinkish.
(c) Burnt red.
(d) Pinto.

12. What is a very rich land owner called?
(a) Patron.
(b) Estanciero.
(c) Cabolo.
(d) There is no special name for such a person.

13. What color are the spots on the animal Pedro sees?
(a) Black.
(b) It has no spots.
(c) White.
(d) Brown.

14. What is one of the most vexing aspects of the weather on the Pampas?
(a) The sun is quite hot at times.
(b) Blizzards.
(c) Tornadoes.
(d) Flooding.

15. What poster does Juan once draw?
(a) One depicting Jesus Christ as a shepherd.
(b) One showing Pedro on his llama.
(c) One showing all the rivers and tributaries in Peru.
(d) One showing all the waterfalls in his area.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Juan go to village dances?

2. What is another thing the mayordomo does?

3. Where does the land owner of a large group of farms often stay?

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

5. What type of meat do gauchos eat?

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