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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the distinguishing factor about the Babas' bathroom?
(a) It had a view of the mountains from the window.
(b) It was huge.
(c) It was lined with mirrors.
(d) It had a large, sunken tub.

2. Who is Tony Baba?
(a) A wealthy gringo who haunts the nightclubs.
(b) A childhood friend of Loreto's.
(c) A close chicano friend of Mimi's
(d) A beneficient monk.

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

4. Besides the theme of racism, what other theme is used in the book?
(a) The superiority of men over women.
(b) Wealth as the tool of social injustice.
(c) People who pose as good Christians while exploiting others.
(d) Madness created by hunger, abuse and biogtry.

5. What kind of character did Tony Baba's grandmother's have?
(a) She was a fierce revolutionary.
(b) She was reprehensible and exploited and underpaid her workers.
(c) She was a sweet old-fashioned grandmother.
(d) She was like a loving mother to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sign does Chuco imitate?

2. Which worker does Tony Baba's grandmother intensely dislike and why?

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

4. What did the Babas talk about together?

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

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