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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Archie allow Juan to do at his gambling hall during the Festival of the Stringbeans?
(a) Juan gets to manage the card games.
(b) Juan gets to have his own VIP section.
(c) Juan is able to be the front door host.
(d) Juan is allowed to be the assistant manager.

2. Who sends word to Juan that his mother is very ill?
(a) Epitacio.
(b) A hospital nurse.
(c) His sister.
(d) His father.

3. Who is the young man who asks to walk Lupe home from the library and carry her books?
(a) Michael.
(b) Juan.
(c) John.
(d) Mark.

4. Which two of Salvador's friends loan him money for his wedding celebration?
(a) Juan and Archie.
(b) Victoriano and Fred.
(c) Archie and his tailor.
(d) Kenny and the old lady he sells liquor to.

5. Where does Salvador take Lupe so they can be more alone?
(a) On a long walk.
(b) Down by the waterfront.
(c) Into his car.
(d) Behind some large trees.

6. Besides being the owners of a gambling hall, what other prominent position does Archie Freeman hold?
(a) Deputy Sheriff.
(b) Mayor.
(c) President of the City Council.
(d) Army Sergeant.

7. What position does Juan hold the first day he works at the rock quarry?
(a) Powder man.
(b) Mason.
(c) A foreman.
(d) Cafeteria worker.

8. When the Gomez family arrives in California, what do they learn about their daughter Sophia?
(a) She is alive and living in California.
(b) She made it to California but died soon after.
(c) She is alive and is in Montana.
(d) She did die at sea.

9. In what city is Archie's gambling hall located?
(a) Escondido.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Carlsbad.
(d) Los Angeles.

10. What new name does Juan take for himself?
(a) Guillermo.
(b) Rafael.
(c) Salvador.
(d) Mateo.

11. What does Juan make his nephews do to teach them a lesson for their misbehavior toward their teacher?
(a) Juan grounds them both for two months.
(b) They have to shovel chicken poop and move heavy barrels.
(c) They have to clean their entire house and yard.
(d) They have to apologize to the teacher in front of the entire school.

12. Is the strike successful?
(a) Yes, but women got paid less than men.
(b) Yes, women got paid equal to men.
(c) No, it was not successful.
(d) The story does not mention the outcome of the strike.

13. How much does Lupe's engagement ring cost Salvador?
(a) $2000.
(b) $600.
(c) $400.
(d) $750.

14. How does Lupe respond when Salvador asks her to dance at the dance hall?
(a) She says yes, of course.
(b) She says she hates dancing.
(c) She admits that she cannot dance.
(d) She tells him she is tired but maybe next time.

15. How do Domingo and Salvador end up in jail in Chapter 23?
(a) The two men get caught in an underground gambling ring.
(b) Domingo tells an undercover cop they are bootleggers.
(c) Salvador gets caught bootlegging.
(d) Domingo and Salvador get into a squabble at a pool hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tips Juan off that there is a trap waiting for him at the hotel where he is supposed to sell his bootleg liquor?

2. Which of Domingo's skills impresses Archie?

3. What topic do Dona Margarita's two sons begin to fight over as they are talking and catching up?

4. After some time in California, Juan comes to realize that Mexicans are viewed there as what?

5. Why has Al come from Italy to the United States?

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