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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. Which of Lencho's children barely touches the food at the birthday party?
(a) Pedro.
(b) Chalito.
(c) Maria.
(d) Buzz Saw.

2. What does Jes's of Bethlehem do?
(a) He sings religious songs.
(b) He begs for money very convincingly.
(c) He heals people and doesn't charge money.
(d) He becomes a priest.

3. What tongues does Jes's of Bethlehem seem to speak?
(a) Spanish, Yaqui, Persian and French.
(b) Yaqui, Spanish and French.
(c) Hopi Indian, Aztec and Portugese and Spanish
(d) Nahuatl, Mayan,Yaqui and perfect Spanish.

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

5. What kind of weather was Loreto hoping for in the beginning of the book?
(a) A cloudy day.
(b) A rain storm with lightning and thunder.
(c) A cool, breezy day.
(d) A sunny, warm day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides the theme of racism, what other theme is used in the book?

2. Dosa de Cocuch has what bad habit?

3. What does one of the group of travelers die from?

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

5. What do they do to Chalito to try to make him well?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Rudolph Smith Jr.

5. What does Peluchi do for a living?

6. Who is Pedrito Sotolin?

7. Describe Kite. ( Ffor instance: what does he look like, do all the time and what was his former occupation?)

8. Why hasn't Loreto had food for three days in the beginning of the book and what does he finally do?

9. What is Chuco doing when the narrator meets him again ten years later.

10. Who is Ramagacha?

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