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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 does Tony Baba's mother pay to the writers?
(a) Five dollars a day plus 2 loaves of French bread.
(b) Four dollars and fifty cents a day plus one dozen hot dogs.
(c) Five dollars a day plus 10 chili dogs.
(d) Four dollars a day plus a dozen hot dogs.

2. What happened to the wealthy man because of the horse he rode?
(a) He pictured himself as a famous general.
(b) He became obsessed with love for the horse.
(c) He lost control of his bowels.
(d) His back was injured.

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

4. Who is Chuco?
(a) Loreto's long, lost brother.
(b) A chicano youth who gets caught up in the revolultion.
(c) A champion cotton-picker who gets in a fight in a brothel.
(d) The owner of a modest restaurant.

5. What two hobbies did Tony Baba's wife have?
(a) Knitting and sewing.
(b) Talking on the phone and collecting money.
(c) Reading and playing the piano.
(d) Cooking and baking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Tony Baba's wife like?

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

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

4. What was the air like in the first scene of the book?

5. What does the name "Malguerida" mean?

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