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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 did the Babas talk about together?
(a) They discussed the books they had recently read.
(b) They talked politics.
(c) They complimented each other on their good looks.
(d) They discussed the Bible.

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

3. What does Senora Davalos de Cocuch give to Chalito's mother?
(a) A check for Chalito's coffin.
(b) A sympathy note and flowers.
(c) A gravestone for Chalito.
(d) A fancy funeral for Chalito.

4. What are two characteristics of Don de Cocuch?
(a) He's old and weak.
(b) He's fat and lazy.
(c) He's kind and jolly.
(d) He's coarse and crude.

5. Who is Tony Baba?
(a) A wealthy gringo who haunts the nightclubs.
(b) A beneficient monk.
(c) A childhood friend of Loreto's.
(d) A close chicano friend of Mimi's

Short Answer Questions

1. After a brawl what does Lencho use to wrap what he bought at the supermarket which had been scattered around the bar?

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

3. How did Loreto walk?

4. Besides the theme of racism, what other theme is used in the book?

5. Whay did they call Lencho's little son Buzz Saw?

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