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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 sign does Chuco imitate?
(a) A sign showing a Mexican dancing on his sombrero.
(b) A sign showing a Mexican crossing the desert.
(c) A sign showing a man drinking tequila.
(d) A sign showing a sleeping Mexican, seemingly a lazy bum.

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

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

4. What does Tony Baba's mother pay to the writers?
(a) Five dollars a day plus 10 chili dogs.
(b) Four dollars a day plus a dozen hot dogs.
(c) Five dollars a day plus 2 loaves of French bread.
(d) Four dollars and fifty cents a day plus one dozen hot dogs.

5. What happened to the wealthy man because of the horse he rode?
(a) His back was injured.
(b) He lost control of his bowels.
(c) He became obsessed with love for the horse.
(d) He pictured himself as a famous general.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of character did Tony Baba's grandmother's have?

2. How many men seeking work in the U.S. are rounded up in Tucson and put in lockup?

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

4. Who talks seductively to Malquerida giving her temporary encouragement?

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

(see the answer key)

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