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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Section 9, "Parting Of The Waters".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Robles compare the intensity and exhilaration he feels with Hortensia?
(a) Fireworks.
(b) Travelling.
(c) The battlefield.
(d) Speaking in front of a large crowd.

2. To whom does Zamacona lecture?
(a) The younger, eager crowd of writers.
(b) A class of grade school children.
(c) The old, wealthy aristocrats.
(d) A crowd of blue collar workers.

3. What is Robles' plan before the wars begin?
(a) Join the military.
(b) Become a teacher.
(c) Run a daycare center.
(d) Enter the seminary and become a priest.

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

5. What happens when Robles leaves Ixca and Norma alone?
(a) Their conversation becomes very intimate.
(b) Their conversation dies out.
(c) They are uncomfortable with one another.
(d) Ixca leaves shortly after.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rodrigo Pola feel at the party?

2. What does Norma do in the quest for her goal?

3. What of Gladys' describe many traditional motifs and scenes from ancient religion?

4. What did both of Rodrigo's parents fear?

5. What is the marriage between Robles and Norma?

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