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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gives Loreto a guilt complex?

2. Where does the narrator go and what work is he seeking?

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

4. How did the man whom Loreto met on his way to church become wealthy?

5. What military rank did Chayo Cuamea have?

Short Essay Questions

1. A car passes the two exhausted, desperate men. Why doesn't it stop to give them a ride?

2. Who is Lorenzo?

3. What does Vate do when he reaches San Luis?

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

5. Describe Loreto's childhood friend, Little Jes's of Bethlehem.

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

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

8. Who owns the brothel where La Maquerida was put by force and what happens to him?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Where is the dead body of Loreto found? By whom? Who notifies the authorities of his death?

2) Who comes to take the dead body of Loreto away? What happens to to Nelson Ortiz during during the loading of Loreto's body into the truck?

3) Describe Loreto's house down by the river. What do the bichigetters find when they tear it apart?

Choose two of the topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) Who was Choro? Describe him. Who did work for? What did he do to rebel against his employer?

2) Describe Little Jes's of Bethlehem, the Yaqui, and compare the events of his life with the events of Jesus in the Bible.

3) Who do you think is worse because of character and actions, Tony Baba or Mario de Cocuch? Why?

Choose two of the three to write on.

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Describe Loreto including his appearance, what he does for a living, his character, etc.

Part 2) Describe Chalito including his appearance, character and fate.

Part 3) What is your opinion of the author's writing style? Give explanations and examples from the book.

Choose two of the three options to write on.

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