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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Loreto meet on their way to church in the beginning of the book?
(a) A well-dressed, wealthy couple.
(b) A large Mexican family.
(c) Two American tourists.
(d) A poor chicano couple

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 about his horse's anatomy bothers the soldier fighting against Chayo's Yaqui Indians?
(a) His hooves.
(b) His tail.
(c) His mane.
(d) His backbone.

4. How did Loreto walk?
(a) He almost skipped along.
(b) He walked with quick, short steps.
(c) He walked very straight with good posture.
(d) He walked with difficulty and aching legs.

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

6. What was Buzz Saw's real name?
(a) Jorge.
(b) Pedro.
(c) Amadito.
(d) Jose.

7. What is Bethlehem, one of eight Yaqui towns, also called?
(a) Beneda.
(b) Belen.
(c) Loredo.
(d) Belendo.

8. Lorenzo is what kind of a man?
(a) He's an angry, argumentative man.
(b) He's a totally logical and analytical man.
(c) He's a naturally happy and laughing man.
(d) He's a droopy, pessimistic man.

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

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

11. Whay did they call Lencho's little son Buzz Saw?
(a) Because he makes a buzzing sound all the time.
(b) Because of his pointy, spaced teeth.
(c) Because he bites everyone.
(d) Because he's so active.

12. What does Lencho's wife want him to do with the money his sons had given him for Buzz Saw's birthday?
(a) Buy notebooks and pencils for when school starts.
(b) Buy Buzz Saw a new Sunday outfit for church.
(c) Buy some toys for Buzz Saw.
(d) Put the money in a savings account for Buzz Saw.

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

14. Who is Chuco?
(a) A champion cotton-picker who gets in a fight in a brothel.
(b) Loreto's long, lost brother.
(c) A chicano youth who gets caught up in the revolultion.
(d) The owner of a modest restaurant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. PILGRIMS IN AZTLAN takes during which decade of the 20th century?

2. How does an old woman named Candelita finally sell her lottery tickets?

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

4. What tragic thing happens to Chalito, the skinniest of the boys, who washed cars on Loreto's street?

5. Describe Loreto's pants and what happens to him because of them?

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