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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 kind of weather was Loreto hoping for in the beginning of the book?

2. What was Manuel also called?

3. What is Chalito's father's name?

4. Who are the two competitors of Chuco, the champion cotton-picker?

5. What does Tony Baba's grandmother do when a strike is organized against her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ruperta?

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

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

4. How is the theme of hypocrisy handled in the book?

5. What does Peluchi do for a living?

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

7. Describe Rudolph H Smith.

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

9. Describe Chuco and what he does.

10. Why do the people on the street laugh at Loreto?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) When Loreto is given two dollars, what does he buy with the money? What happens when he drops a coin he has gotten in change?

2) How is the life of Little Jes's of Bethlehem similar to the life of Jesus Christ of the Bible?

3) What does Senora de Cocuch give a check to the Daughters of Samaria for? Describe what is purchased with the check in as much detail as possible.

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) Who is Lencho Garcia y Del Valle? Describe him

2) Describe the events that happen when Lencho goes to buy a birthday present for his little son. What's the name of that son?

3) List several abstract concepts Mendez brings up when he touches on the subject of God( ie time, space etc). Give your opinion about the theories mentioned.. Do you find them intriguing, too abstract, unbelievable? Why?

Choose two of these topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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