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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 did the married couple Loreto met on their way to church do all day long?
(a) They took siestas all day long.
(b) They preened their appearance.
(c) They played checkers.
(d) They sat on their patio drinking margaritas.

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

3. How many children does Lencho have?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

4. What does Tony Baba's grandmother do when a strike is organized against her?
(a) She closes her business permanently.
(b) She fires her workers.
(c) She decides to go out to dinner to chill out.
(d) She holds up the workers' salaries.

5. Who is Tony Baba?
(a) A close chicano friend of Mimi's
(b) A wealthy gringo who haunts the nightclubs.
(c) A childhood friend of Loreto's.
(d) A beneficient monk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do an officer and a soldier complain about regarding Chayon and his Yaqui Indians?

2. After a brawl what does Lencho use to wrap what he bought at the supermarket which had been scattered around the bar?

3. Who organizes a strike against Tony Baba's grandmother?

4. What was the wealthy man's former occupation?

5. Whay did they call Lencho's little son Buzz Saw?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Elpidio?

2. Why is Jes's of Bethlehem famous among his people?

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

4. How many years does Loreto survive Frankie and where do they find his dead body?

5. What human weaknesses does the city in the novel entice people to engage in?

6. Describe Tony Baba.

7. How many of the revolution troops are captured and what happens to them?

8. Give a short description of Chayo Cuamea.

9. Describe Rudolph H Smith.

10. What does one of the soldiers fighting Chayo complain about and what is the solution his captain offers?

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