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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unusual physical feature did Papa's grandmother have?
(a) A hairy chest.
(b) A very long nose.
(c) Gorgeous, long , black, shiny hair.
(d) A large tattoo of an alligator.

2. Who organizes a strike against Tony Baba's grandmother?
(a) Tabby.
(b) Kite.
(c) Loreto.
(d) Choro.

3. What sign does Chuco imitate?
(a) A sign showing a Mexican crossing the desert.
(b) A sign showing a sleeping Mexican, seemingly a lazy bum.
(c) A sign showing a Mexican dancing on his sombrero.
(d) A sign showing a man drinking tequila.

4. How many men seeking work in the U.S. are rounded up in Tucson and put in lockup?
(a) 250.
(b) 260.
(c) 200.
(d) 150.

5. Where does the narrator go and what work is he seeking?
(a) He goes to Phoenix to work in construction.
(b) He goes to California to become a panhandler.
(c) He goes back to Mexico to work on a farm.
(d) He goes to Tucson to become a waiter in a Mexican restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Dona Candelita the flower seller?

2. What kind of character did Tony Baba's grandmother's have?

3. What does the government do to Jes's because they're afraid of him?

4. Who is Tony Baba?

5. What does Lencho's wife want him to do with the money his sons had given him for Buzz Saw's birthday?

(see the answer key)

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