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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Section 3, "Squeezed into the pajamas of a thinner time...".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zamacona think Mexicans must do?
(a) Create their own originality and beginnings.
(b) Expand upon the middle class.
(c) Look to the past.
(d) Gain more power in European society.

2. Who is Gladys Garcia?
(a) A new senator in the United States.
(b) Cienfuegos' mother.
(c) An aging prostitute.
(d) The mayor of Mexico City.

3. What can Mexico not shake?
(a) Its lethargy, its poverty, and its envy of Europe.
(b) Its reputation for beautiful waterfalls and jungles.
(c) Its wealth, its commerce, and its shallow citizens.
(d) Its fast-pace urban setting.

4. How does Rodrigo Pola feel at the party?
(a) Excited to be around the celebrities.
(b) Slightly sick.
(c) Slightly superior to the crowd but attneds the gala regardless.
(d) Insecure and unsure of what to do.

5. What has Gladys been doing since age thirteen?
(a) Living on the streets.
(b) Living in the United States.
(c) Going to to school.
(d) Raising a family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does she buy a cigarette holder?

2. What does Bobo begin to do the morning after the party?

3. To whom does Zamacona lecture?

4. What is Mexico City?

5. What does Rodrigo presume to be to cause of Juan Morales' car crash?

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