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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. Where does Chuco finally go and what work is he seeking?
(a) Chuco goes to pick grapes in California.
(b) Chuco goes to Tucson to work as a cook.
(c) Chuco goes to Phoenix to work in construction.
(d) Chuco goes back to Mexico to sell lottery tickets.

2. 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 California to become a panhandler.
(c) He goes to Phoenix to work in construction.
(d) He goes to Tucson to become a waiter in a Mexican restaurant.

3. What tragic thing happens to Chalito, the skinniest of the boys, who washed cars on Loreto's street?
(a) He gets a cough from being soaked and dies.
(b) He becomes a painter and poet.
(c) He makes more money than the rest of the boys.
(d) He later becomes a priest.

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. Where does the narrator run into Chuco ten years later?
(a) in Phoenix at a news .stand.
(b) in San Diego at a cafe.
(c) in Aztlan, in downtown Los Angeles.
(d) in Nogales where he is selling tourist souvenirs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe Chalito's coffin.

2. After he gives up washing cars, what does Loreto do for money?

3. What does the name "Malguerida" mean?

4. What unusual physical feature did Papa's grandmother have?

5. Who took Loreto's spot on the street?

(see the answer key)

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