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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Section 8, "Rodrigo Pola".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do his poetry friends feel about not being consulted?
(a) They are angry.
(b) They are surprised.
(c) They are happy.
(d) They are hurt.

3. Why do Prince Vampa, Charlotte Garcia, and Natasha hold the rest of the crowd in disdain?
(a) They are kind and loving, ot which the others cannot make sense.
(b) They consider themselves the only true heirs of Mexico's noble traditions.
(c) They are wealthier than anyone else at the party.
(d) They are rude and belligerent.

4. What do most of the characters do after the party?
(a) Stay in a hotel.
(b) Sleep late or lay in bed.
(c) Stay at Bobo's.
(d) Meet for an early breakfast.

5. What does the quick portrait of Gladys show?
(a) The woman's struggle to become an American citizen.
(b) The woman's rise to power in the Mexican government.
(c) The woman waking up in a wet street after a long night of work.
(d) The struggles of her life raising seven children alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ixca observe all the major characters?

2. What does Robles study as a youth for the theological schools?

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

4. As opposed to Hortensia, what is Norma?

5. What is Mexico City?

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