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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 does the name, Ramagacha, mean?

2. What about his horse's anatomy bothers the soldier fighting against Chayo's Yaqui Indians?

3. What tongues does Jes's of Bethlehem seem to speak?

4. What sign does Chuco imitate?

5. How many men seeking work in the U.S. are rounded up in Tucson and put in lockup?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Pedrito Sotolin?

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

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

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

5. Describe Bobby Foxye's parents.

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

7. Describe the woman Cuamea marries.

8. Who is Ruperta?

9. What are bichigetters?

10. Who is the Skinny Lady?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

1) Choose your favorite character in the book and write about him or her. Tell why you chose that character.

2) What does Mendez' Jes's say the eighth deadly sin is? Do you agree of not agree? Why?

3) Name the nicknames of four characters in the book and tell which character they belong to.

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1) Who is Moroyoqui? What is his nickname? Describe him.

2) Describe Loreto's clothes. What uniform does he imagine having? What causes him to dance around the street and make the women laugh?

3) Who is Dona Candelita? How does she make her living? What trick does she use to make people pity her and buy from her?

Choose two of the three to write on.

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