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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a parida?
(a) A beer and a glass of tequila.
(b) A glass of soda pop.
(c) A kind of tortilla.
(d) A desert snake.

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) Brown paper.
(c) A towel he finds in the bar.
(d) Nothing.

3. Where does Chuco finally go and what work is he seeking?
(a) Chuco goes to Tucson to work as a cook.
(b) Chuco goes back to Mexico to sell lottery tickets.
(c) Chuco goes to Phoenix to work in construction.
(d) Chuco goes to pick grapes in California.

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

5. What promises does the one man tempt the other with to keep him walking?
(a) Shoes and clothes for his family and maybe schooling.
(b) A woman to sleep with , perhaps a beautiful prostitute.
(c) A cold shower and a good night's sleep.
(d) A meal with scrumptious food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the name "Malguerida" mean?

2. Who is Moroyoqui?

3. What about his horse's anatomy bothers the soldier fighting against Chayo's Yaqui Indians?

4. The reader is told the sad story of how a young woman is lured into prostitution by whom?

5. Who is Ruperta?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Chuco sentenced to four years in jail and who sentences him?

2. What does Peluchi do for a living?

3. What happened to Cuamea's father and how does that affect Cuamea?

4. What happens to Chayo Cuamea's eldest son, Chayito, and whose godson is he?

5. What does Cuamea get out of the revolution.

6. Who is Chalito and what is his sad fate?

7. What is Manuel's other name and what happens to him in the desert?

8. Describe Bobby Foxye's parents.

9. Who is Ruperta?

10. What happens to Chayo Cuamea's oldest son and what is his name?

(see the answer keys)

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