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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 was Manuel also called?
(a) Batepi.
(b) Papa grande.
(c) Poncho Gonzalez.
(d) The Grim Reaper.

2. After a brawl what does Lencho use to wrap what he bought at the supermarket which had been scattered around the bar?
(a) His shirt.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A towel he finds in the bar.
(d) Brown paper.

3. What does Lencho promise his dead son in delirium the afternoon he's buried?
(a) That he would buy him a pony.
(b) That he would buy him a bicycle.
(c) That he would get him a puppy.
(d) That he would take him to Disneyland.

4. Where does the narrator go and what work is he seeking?
(a) He goes to Phoenix to work in construction.
(b) He goes to Tucson to become a waiter in a Mexican restaurant.
(c) He goes to California to become a panhandler.
(d) He goes back to Mexico to work on a farm.

5. How often did Mr. and Mrs. Baba bathe?
(a) Once in the morning.
(b) Once in the evening.
(c) Four times a day.
(d) Once a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a man is Vate?

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

3. What two hobbies did Tony Baba's wife have?

4. Who are the two competitors of Chuco, the champion cotton-picker?

5. What does one of the group of travelers die from?

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