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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 pp. 42 - 85.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Lencho's children barely touches the food at the birthday party?
(a) Maria.
(b) Buzz Saw.
(c) Chalito.
(d) Pedro.

2. Which worker does Tony Baba's grandmother intensely dislike and why?
(a) Elia.
(b) Loreto.
(c) Choro.
(d) Tom.

3. What tongues does Jes's of Bethlehem seem to speak?
(a) Nahuatl, Mayan,Yaqui and perfect Spanish.
(b) Spanish, Yaqui, Persian and French.
(c) Yaqui, Spanish and French.
(d) Hopi Indian, Aztec and Portugese and Spanish

4. What is the desert poetically referred to as?
(a) A land of delights and mysteries.
(b) A blank canvas and a grave.
(c) An ocean of sand.
(d) A kind of heaven.

5. What was Buzz Saw's real name?
(a) Jorge.
(b) Jose.
(c) Pedro.
(d) Amadito.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who organizes a strike against Tony Baba's grandmother?

2. What tragic thing happens to Chalito, the skinniest of the boys, who washed cars on Loreto's street?

3. What about his horse's anatomy bothers the soldier fighting against Chayo's Yaqui Indians?

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

5. Who carries herself with the elegance of a ballerina?

(see the answer key)

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