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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 the air like in the first scene of the book?
(a) Filled with flying insects.
(b) Clear and bright.
(c) Perfumed by the flower stands in the street.
(d) Dirty, hazy and smoky.

2. Don de Cocuch spent a lot of time around what animals?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Horses.
(c) Burros.
(d) Pigs.

3. Describe Loreto's pants and what happens to him because of them?
(a) They're ragged and cause pity among the tourists.
(b) Very Mexican and colorful, theyre a draw for tourists.
(c) Tight like a bullfighter's pants, causing women to stare.
(d) Stiff with dirt, an ant crawls in, making Loreto dance.

4. What was the distinguishing factor about the Babas' bathroom?
(a) It had a large, sunken tub.
(b) It was huge.
(c) It had a view of the mountains from the window.
(d) It was lined with mirrors.

5. Which worker does Tony Baba's grandmother intensely dislike and why?
(a) Tom.
(b) Loreto.
(c) Elia.
(d) Choro.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ramagacha going to the U.S.?

2. Where does the narrator go and what work is he seeking?

3. How much money does Loreto finally make from foreign tourists?

4. Which of Lencho's children barely touches the food at the birthday party?

5. Who took Loreto's spot on the street?

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