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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 most of their house become?
(a) A dress shop.
(b) A museum.
(c) A government building.
(d) A school.

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

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

4. What does Rodrigo lament not having?
(a) Attained the same level of success as the Robles.
(b) A beautiful flat.
(c) A good writing instructor.
(d) A nice girlfriend.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Gladys Garcia?

2. What causes the family to temporarily relocate to New York City and then Paris?

3. What has Gladys been doing since age thirteen?

4. How does Zamacona begin his day?

5. What do they find when they return to Mexico in 1935?

(see the answer key)

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