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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who remembers the postcard in Juan's home?
(a) Just Pedro.
(b) Just Maria.
(c) No one.
(d) Almost everyone.

3. What is the most important postcard Juan has?
(a) One that is sold to tourists that depicts his father on a horse.
(b) One telling him he is granted some farmland.
(c) One that announces the return of the native peoples to their lands.
(d) One he receives from a girl.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Juan have many of in his home?

3. What does Juan wear?

4. What is another thing the mayordomo does?

5. What color is the animal Pedro sees?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maria think about Juan and his red kerchief?

2. What is an estancia?

3. What does the mayordomo know and what does he not yet know?

4. Describe what Juan is constructing.

5. What postcards does Juan have?

6. What is said about Armando being spoiled and how is that demonstrated when Armando greets the mayordomo?

7. How do Pedro and Juan disagree about Chúcaro?

8. What is an estanciero and what does the estanciero do?

9. What does Pedro want his father to do?

10. Briefly describe Pedro.

(see the answer keys)

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