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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Day of the Dead.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the pachuco become his true self?
(a) When he is surrounded by fellow Mexicans.
(b) When his life explodes.
(c) When he is in Mexico.
(d) When he is alone.

2. Paz discusses the result of persecution on the pachuco. What is that result?
(a) It breaks his solitude.
(b) It strengthens his anger.
(c) It makes him distrustful.
(d) It makes him stronger.

3. How does the pachuco present himself to the people around him?
(a) As a man searching for a home.
(b) As a solitary, challenging figure.
(c) As a lost man.
(d) As one of the group.

4. How does a man become "like the angels" (Chapter Three, page 61)?
(a) By running from death to an embracement of life.
(b) By opening fully to death, as well as to life.
(c) By valuing life to its final moment.
(d) By entrusting everything to God.

5. What does the Mexican value in art, religion, and politics?
(a) Purity.
(b) Form.
(c) Equality.
(d) Originality.

Short Answer Questions

1. As explained in Chapter One, who are the pachucos?

2. What analogy does Paz use to explain Mexico's history?

3. What is the most valued trait in both the military and political realms?

4. According to Paz's argument, what is the source of the North American's irritation with the pachuco?

5. According to Paz, why does the liar tell lies to himself?

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