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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. Who talks seductively to Malquerida giving her temporary encouragement?
(a) Valente, the Vaseline Man.
(b) Jose, a young soldier.
(c) Pedro, a traveling salesman.
(d) Geraldo, a street singer.

2. Who took Loreto's spot on the street?
(a) Several little kids.
(b) An old beggar woman
(c) A prostitute
(d) A rival car washer

3. What does the name, Ramagacha, mean?
(a) Crooked Road.
(b) Full moon.
(c) Howling dog.
(d) Bent Branch.

4. What was the wealthy man's former occupation?
(a) He was a cotton-picker.
(b) He was a soldier.
(c) He was a barber.
(d) He was a lawyer.

5. What does Lencho buy at the supermarket?
(a) Steaks and chops.
(b) 10 pounds of cut-up chicken.
(c) A week's worth of groceries.
(d) A birthday cake and candy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Loreto finally make from foreign tourists?

2. What was Tony Baba's wife like?

3. What is Vate afraid of?

4. What is the main destination of the group of travelers?

5. What is a parida?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Chuco and what he does.

2. What is the work situation of the wetbacks working for Tony Baba's grandmother?

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

4. Who is Elpidio?

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

6. Describe Rudolph H Smith.

7. What does Jes's do that is shocking considering the other things he has done?

8. Describe Kite and tell why the children chase him.

9. Who is Frankie Perez and what finally happens to him?

10. How many children does Cuamea have and how does he raise them?

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