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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) Look to the past.
(b) Create their own originality and beginnings.
(c) Expand upon the middle class.
(d) Gain more power in European society.

2. Why do Prince Vampa, Charlotte Garcia, and Natasha hold the rest of the crowd in disdain?
(a) They consider themselves the only true heirs of Mexico's noble traditions.
(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 are rude and belligerent.

3. What is an "eagle without wings"?
(a) Quito.
(b) Puerto Vallarta.
(c) Buenos Aires.
(d) Mexico City.

4. What does Rodrigo presume to be to cause of Juan Morales' car crash?
(a) Another drunk driver.
(b) Bad brakes.
(c) Icy roads.
(d) Drinking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do most of the characters do after the party?

2. What is Norma's main worry?

3. What does the quick portrait of Gladys show?

4. Why does she buy a cigarette holder?

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

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