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

2. After he gives up washing cars, what does Loreto do for money?
(a) He rents temporarily to people who need a temporary home,
(b) He teaches Spanish to gringo tourists.
(c) He picks cotton in Texas.
(d) He guards cars at night while their owners visit brothels.

3. At what time does Chalito utter his last word?
(a) At three on the dot the morning after the party.
(b) At four o'clock in the morning after the party.
(c) At five on the dot the morning after the party.
(d) At 2 on the dot the morning after the party.

4. What do they do to Chalito to try to make him well?
(a) They sprinkle holy water on him.
(b) They take him to the doctor.
(c) They give him cinnamon tea and aspirin and rub his chest with vicks.
(d) They feed him home-made chicken soup.

5. What does the government do to Jes's because they're afraid of him?
(a) They tie him against a saguaro with huge thorns.
(b) They hang him.
(c) They shoot him with a firing squad.
(d) They nail him to a cross.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Monon Lopez do?

3. Who is Chuco?

4. What kind of weather was Loreto hoping for in the beginning of the book?

5. Why do children pursue Kite?

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