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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 do they do to Chalito to try to make him well?

2. What promises does the one man tempt the other with to keep him walking?

3. What is a parida?

4. What was Tony Baba's wife like?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Dosa Candelita do to make money and what does she do to make people pity her?

4. Describe Rudolph Smith Jr.

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

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

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

8. Give a short description of Chayo Cuamea.

9. What are bichigetters?

10. How many years does Loreto survive Frankie and where do they find his dead body?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Describe one of the court cases in the book. Who is tried? For what? What is the sentence?

2) Describe the story of La Malquerida's life after she goes with Dona Reginalda and Carlos.

3) Who is Pedro? Why does he murder Mr. de Cocuch?

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) Who is Panfilo? Why is he devastated? Go into some detail in your answer.

2) Describe the sarcastic description of "the valiant hawks". How did they influence Frankie Perez?

3) Who is Porfirio Diaz? What did he do?

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1) Describe Mrs. Loxye's dog. How does she treat him? What are some peculiar facts about how he is treated, his appearance etc.

2) Describe how Mr. and Mrs. Foxye raised their son , Bobby. How did this affect him?

3) How did the Foxyes make their money? Go into detail. Describe their life style.

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

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