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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Section 5, "The De Ovandos".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gervasio Pola stage?
(a) An escape via a garbage cart.
(b) A musical about Mexican politics.
(c) A war against the revolutionaries.
(d) A strike at a factory in Mexico City.

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

3. What drives Dona Lorenza?
(a) The need to keep native Mexican traditions.
(b) The need to be remembered.
(c) Her chauffeur.
(d) The need to maintain the family's honor and aristocratic heritage.

4. What do the guards encourage Gervasio to do?
(a) Call his wife.
(b) Die alone.
(c) Inform them of the whereabouts of his companions.
(d) Run away.

5. Why do the other men resist?
(a) They want to remain together, even unto death.
(b) They want to fight the enemy now.
(c) They want to go in two groups.
(d) They want to go on their own.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cienfuegos urge the city to do?

2. From where does Gabriel return?

3. What is an "eagle without wings"?

4. What is their goal?

5. What does Gervasio do after remembering this about his companions?

(see the answer key)

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