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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 has Gabriel forgotten when giving his mother a food processor?
(a) They have no electricity.
(b) The neighbors will be jealous.
(c) She does not want one.
(d) She already has one.

2. What does Dona Lorenza teach Benjamin?
(a) About the history of Mexico.
(b) To not trust the local Mexicans.
(c) Of their many lands, honors, and conquests in the military and political sphere.
(d) About the importance of a European education.

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

4. What is Mexico City?
(a) A strange and ugly city.
(b) A noble land unlike any other.
(c) A disgraceful place.
(d) Just like any other city in Mexico.

5. What does Gervasio announce when he reaches the outpost?
(a) He is ready to join the Federal army.
(b) His readiness to join the movement.
(c) He wants to go home.
(d) He is lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what is the narrator now dealing?

2. What does Rodrigo lament not having?

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

4. How does Dona Lorenza impress this upon Benjamin?

5. How does Zamacona begin his day?

(see the answer key)

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