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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 Dona Lorenza impress upon her tiny new grandson, Benjamin?
(a) The great heritage of his family.
(b) The importance of studying abroad.
(c) The great native traditions.
(d) How great his grandmother is.

2. What does Cienfuegos urge the city to do?
(a) Secede from Mexico.
(b) Join together and raise itself up again.
(c) Call upon the United States for assistance.
(d) Ask the government for assistance.

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

4. With what is the narrator now dealing?
(a) Native Mexicans.
(b) Mexico's future.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) Mexico's revolutionary past.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Zamacona lecture?

2. Who is ruthlessly pushing his business interests forward by refusing to hear the case of an injured worker?

3. Why do the other men resist?

4. When is the last time she sees her family?

5. What does Dona Lorenza believe about the political and economic shifts?

(see the answer key)

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