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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. Who are Pedro's gaucho friends?
(a) Carlos and Jose.
(b) Jose and Carmen.
(c) Paco and Carlos.
(d) Carlos and Carmen.

2. What does Juan wear?
(a) A felt hat.
(b) A kerchief.
(c) A bandolira.
(d) A pair of worn sandals.

3. What is the name of the country where Pedro lives?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Guatamala.
(c) Brazil.
(d) The United States.

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

5. What does the mayordomo near Juan and Pedro know?
(a) How to hire the right men to work under him.
(b) The entire goings on of the estancia and surrounding areas.
(c) Who will be a good employee.
(d) The best crops to plant and when to plant them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news travels fast in the area?

2. Why does the mayordomo who lives near Juan and Pedro inspire awe?

3. How big is Juan's home?

4. Where does Pedro want to keep Chúcaro?

5. Who tries to buy Chúcaro?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Juan is constructing.

2. Explain what is said about Juan's kerchiefs.

3. What plan does the group come up with in order to decide who gets to keep Chúcaro?

4. Where is the Vaquero in Chapter 12, and what does he tell the office secretary?

5. What does the Vaquero suggest about the situation with Chúcaro?

6. What does Pedro spy in the brush in Chapter 1?

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

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

9. What is the poster of a man that is hung in Juan's hut?

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

(see the answer keys)

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