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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word meaning "friend" is used in TORTILLA FLAT?
(a) Paisano.
(b) Dude.
(c) Homey.
(d) Buddy.

2. Danny is interested in the woman in #23 because she ________________________.
(a) owns her house and has money in the bank.
(b) is kind to him.
(c) is the most beautiful woman in town.
(d) is a good cook.

3. What do Danny and Pilon eat for dinner the first night in the house?
(a) Tacos.
(b) Fish.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Chicken.

4. What do Pilon and Pablo wish it would rain from the sky?
(a) Cigars.
(b) Quarters.
(c) Tortillas.
(d) Good wine.

5. What does Pilon do to earn money?
(a) Gambles.
(b) Cleans squid.
(c) Buses tables.
(d) Pumps gas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence does Danny get for being drunk and disorderly?

2. What do Pilon and Pablo send the person in #25 to the wharf to do?

3. Why does Danny receive the sentence he does?

4. What does Danny drink when he learns of the inheritance?

5. What is Danny's role in TORTILLA FLAT?

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