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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Section 10, "The Skull of Independence".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bobo begin to do the morning after the party?
(a) Plan the next party.
(b) Calling his guests.
(c) Laundry.
(d) Clean up after his guests.

2. What is Robles' plan before the wars begin?
(a) Enter the seminary and become a priest.
(b) Run a daycare center.
(c) Join the military.
(d) Become a teacher.

3. What does Norma realize after a flirtation with a young poet?
(a) She does not want to be trapped in a life of poverty with him.
(b) She is in love with him and wants to marry him.
(c) She has fallen in love with his poetry, not him.
(d) She wants to stop flirting and settle down.

4. Why do Prince Vampa, Charlotte Garcia, and Natasha hold the rest of the crowd in disdain?
(a) They are rude and belligerent.
(b) They are wealthier than anyone else at the party.
(c) They are kind and loving, ot which the others cannot make sense.
(d) They consider themselves the only true heirs of Mexico's noble traditions.

5. What does Natasha say about the nouveau riche?
(a) They deserve everyone's respect.
(b) They have none of the taste or talent that the old aristocracy had.
(c) They are her friends.
(d) They have the right to lead the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ixca bury Rosenda?

2. What does Norma admit?

3. What does Ixca notice about Norma and Robles' conversation at dinner?

4. What is Rodrigo Pola doing at the wedding?

5. Why is the impoverished Countess at the party?

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