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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. What does the name, Ramagacha, mean?
(a) Howling dog.
(b) Bent Branch.
(c) Crooked Road.
(d) Full moon.

2. What does one of the group of travelers die from?
(a) The measles.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Heatstroke.
(d) A heart attack.

3. What does Jes's of Bethlehem do?
(a) He heals people and doesn't charge money.
(b) He sings religious songs.
(c) He begs for money very convincingly.
(d) He becomes a priest.

4. How does an old woman named Candelita finally sell her lottery tickets?
(a) By putting a ball under her dress as if she were a hunchback.
(b) By crying and telling her life story.
(c) By telling fortunes along with selling the tickets.
(d) By selling home-made cookies with them.

5. Who are the two competitors of Chuco, the champion cotton-picker?
(a) Pelele and a black man.
(b) Geraldo and Juan.
(c) Loreto and Maria.
(d) Kite and Pedro.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did Mr. and Mrs. Baba bathe?

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

3. What is a short description of Lorenzo?

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

5. What is a parida, the first drink Lencho buys at a bar?

(see the answer key)

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