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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the priest take it to mean when the Indian woman says, Americano?
(a) That the American fugitive killed the boy.
(b) That her husband is in America.
(c) That the boy is an American.
(d) That this wouldn't happen in America.

2. As the priest, the mestizo, and the guide head for the Yankee, what do they approach?
(a) Villagers armed with sticks and stones.
(b) An Indian hut village in the distance.
(c) A large chasm they have to cross.
(d) A group of policemen on horseback.

3. What name do the people give to priests who smell of alcohol?
(a) Whisky priest.
(b) Smelly sermonizer.
(c) Pickled priest.
(d) Wine bibber.

4. What is the boy looking for when he knocks on Mr. Trench's door?
(a) A handout.
(b) A doctor.
(c) The post office.
(d) A teacher.

5. What do the police suspect about the priest?
(a) They think he may have gone to the Yucatan.
(b) They believe he tried to escape to Vera Cruz but he did not catch the boat.
(c) They suspect he is in Mexico City.
(d) They think he is probably in Vera Cruz by now.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the police take the man they do not recognize as being a priest?

2. How far away is the Yankee when the priest sends the guide and mules back?

3. When the priest leaves the woman and her dead son in the cemetery, what does he find when he returns?

4. After he finds a place by an old man, what does he hear?

5. When the priest sends back the guide and the mules, why is the mestizo mockingly concerned.

(see the answer key)

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