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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of a man is Vate?
(a) He's a hard-working, practical man.
(b) He's an optimistic, happy man.
(c) He's a sad man.
(d) He's a mystical, almost priest-like man.

2. What did Bobby tell his parents he was going to be?
(a) A banker.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A politician.

3. Who does Loreto meet on their way to church in the beginning of the book?
(a) A large Mexican family.
(b) Two American tourists.
(c) A well-dressed, wealthy couple.
(d) A poor chicano couple

4. What does Senora Davalos de Cocuch give to Chalito's mother?
(a) A gravestone for Chalito.
(b) A sympathy note and flowers.
(c) A check for Chalito's coffin.
(d) A fancy funeral for Chalito.

5. Who does Chayo rape, stealing her virginity?
(a) The mayor's daughter.
(b) Death.
(c) The daughter of his friend.
(d) A young Chicano girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. The reader is told the sad story of how a young woman is lured into prostitution by whom?

2. What does Lencho promise his dead son in delirium the afternoon he's buried?

3. PILGRIMS IN AZTLAN takes during which decade of the 20th century?

4. What promises does the one man tempt the other with to keep him walking?

5. What is a parida?

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