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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a very rich land owner called?

2. How is Chúcaro considered by many?

3. Who is Gitana?

4. How does Chúcaro like being groomed?

5. Why is Juan angry with Pedro?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Pizetti point out to the group about the law?

2. Briefly describe Pedro.

3. How is Juan feeling as he is making the bola?

4. What is Armando doing when Pedro brings Chúcaro to the corral?

5. What does the Vaquero say when he arrives at the Pizzettis' home?

6. Who is there to witness Armando's attempt to lasso Chúcaro?

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

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

9. Who comes to see Chúcaro?

10. What does a mayordomo do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

There is no such thing as an average estanciero/patrón. Some are good and some are bad; some are wise and others foolish. Señor Muñez is a good man, but he had lived an uncomplicated life of luxury long into his adulthood until locusts destroyed much of his family's fortune.

1. Discuss what you think the difference would be in workers who have a good estanciero as opposed to one who has a bad one. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. How do you think Senor Munez's early life of living in luxury affects him as to dealing with the poor workers on his ranches? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. Discuss the changes that might happen to a very wealthy person who loses a lot of his/her fortune and how one might cope with such a loss. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the characters of Pedro and Armando. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of Juan and the Vaquero. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in Chucaro help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.

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