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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pedro's father seem to be?
(a) A jolly man.
(b) A heavy drinker.
(c) A good for nothing.
(d) A dreamer.

2. Who is Armando?
(a) The patrón's son.
(b) Pedro's city cousin.
(c) Pedro's best friend.
(d) Juan's brother.

3. What happens when they reconvene and Armando throws again?
(a) He misses Chúcaro by a long way.
(b) He slips and falls in the mud.
(c) He lassos Chúcaro perfectly.
(d) He lassos a pig that has wandered in.

4. What does the Vaquero report about Chúcaro?
(a) The mayordomo has taken Chúcaro.
(b) The mayordomo has seen the horse.
(c) Chúcaro has escaped.
(d) The patrón wants Chúcaro put down because the horse is dangerous.

5. What does Juan to do Armando?
(a) Slaps him.
(b) Shakes him.
(c) Ignores him.
(d) Tells him he is the winner.

6. What does Pedro do after bringing Chúcaro to the corral?
(a) Kisses Chúcaro on the face.
(b) Talks to Armando.
(c) Lies in the grass with his arms over his head.
(d) Sits on the fence.

7. What does the narrator say there is no such thing as a typical one?
(a) Bull branding.
(b) Riding race.
(c) Lasso contest.
(d) Patrón.

8. What would happen if Armando is successful?
(a) Armando will get Chúcaro but will have to pay a fair price.
(b) Pedro will have to decide if he will allow Armando to have Chúcaro.
(c) Pedro will share Chúcaro with Armando.
(d) Chúcaro will become his horse.

9. Where are Juan and Pedro headed?
(a) Juan's older sister's house.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) Pedro's aunt and uncle's house.
(d) Iguaçu Falls.

10. Why is Pedro about to cry?
(a) Because the mayordomo wants Juan to shoot Chúcaro.
(b) Because Juan will be gone several months.
(c) Because the mayordomo wants Juan to take Chúcaro far away and release the horse.
(d) Because the mayordomo wants Juan to bring Chúcaro to the estanciero.

11. Who does Chúcaro see that seems to calm the horse?
(a) Juan.
(b) Carlos.
(c) Pedro's father.
(d) Gitana.

12. What is Armando doing when Pedro arrives with Chúcaro?
(a) Eating.
(b) Yelling at his father.
(c) Sulking in the barn.
(d) Practicing in the corral.

13. How does Juan think the weather will change?
(a) He does not think it will change.
(b) It might get unseasonably hot.
(c) It might rain.
(d) It might clear up.

14. What does Chúcaro do after Pedro leaves?
(a) Starts looking around for Pedro.
(b) Rears.
(c) Kicks Armando.
(d) Kicks the mayordomo.

15. What is the main event in Chapter 15?
(a) A speech by the mayordomo.
(b) A speech by Señor Muñez.
(c) The match between Pedro and Armando.
(d) Lunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some adjectives the narrator uses to describe a estanciero/patrón?

2. What worries Juan?

3. Who accompanies Juan and Pedro until sunset?

4. What does Armando do to the mayordomo when they arrive at the estancia?

5. What does Juan want to avoid doing until after the match?

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