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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. Dosa de Cocuch has what bad habit?
(a) She takes drugs.
(b) She's a chain smoker.
(c) She chews gum.
(d) She chews tobacco.

2. Which worker does Tony Baba's grandmother intensely dislike and why?
(a) Choro.
(b) Elia.
(c) Tom.
(d) Loreto.

3. What does Senora Davalos de Cocuch give to Chalito's mother?
(a) A gravestone for Chalito.
(b) A check for Chalito's coffin.
(c) A sympathy note and flowers.
(d) A fancy funeral for Chalito.

4. Who are the two competitors of Chuco, the champion cotton-picker?
(a) Loreto and Maria.
(b) Pelele and a black man.
(c) Geraldo and Juan.
(d) Kite and Pedro.

5. What does Loreto buy with the money he makes?
(a) He buys a buritto for twenty cents.
(b) He buys a taco for fifteen cents.
(c) He buys a beer for a quarter.
(d) He buys some ice cream for thirty cents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Buzz Saw's real name?

2. What does the name, Ramagacha, mean?

3. One of the two men walking across the desert wants to give up but the other persuades him to continue by telling him what?

4. What does Malquerida do to the man who wants to become her pimp and tempts her?

5. What do the soldiers want to do to Chayo Cuamea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Malguerida and what does the name mean?

2. How does the author handle the theme of wealth?

3. Describe Bobby Foxye's parents.

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

5. Describe Rudolph Smith Jr.

6. What does one of the men walking through the desert say to the other one to persuade him to continue on?

7. Who is the old man they call "Coffeepot"?

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

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

10. Why is La Malquerida so unhappy and bitter?

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