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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. Why do children pursue Kite?
(a) He gives coins to the children.
(b) He can be persuaded to tell stories to the children.
(c) He often gives them candy.
(d) He ties many tails to his clothes which fly in the wind.

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

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

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

5. How does Tony Baba's grandmother show herself as truly villainous?
(a) She turns a cold shoulder to a poor pregnant relative.
(b) She curses God.
(c) She verbally abuses her workers.
(d) She has her workers deported to avoid paying them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the married couple Loreto met on their way to church do all day long?

2. What is Bethlehem, one of eight Yaqui towns, also called?

3. What does Malquerida do to the man who wants to become her pimp and tempts her?

4. When Manuel dies, what does his friend make for him?

5. What was the distinguishing factor about the Babas' bathroom?

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