1. What does Robles believe he has earned the right to do?
(a) Sleep in.
(b) Go on a vacation.
(c) Take the day off from work.
(d) Elevate himself about the bankrupt nonentities forever.

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

3. What does Norma want to be?
(a) A European.
(b) The finest luxury that Mexico could offer.
(c) A wealthy businesswoman.
(d) A mother.

4. Why do the other men resist?
(a) They want to go on their own.
(b) They want to fight the enemy now.
(c) They want to remain together, even unto death.
(d) They want to go in two groups.

5. As opposed to Hortensia, what is Norma?
(a) An ugly woman.
(b) A wonderful woman.
(c) A goddess.
(d) A sun worshipper.

6. What difficulty does Rodrigo have growing up?
(a) His mother is unkind.
(b) He has a learning disability.
(c) Without a father.
(d) He is poor.

7. Why does she buy a cigarette holder?
(a) To donate to charity.
(b) To hold her cigarettes.
(c) To give to her husband.
(d) To imitate them.

8. What has happened to General Zapata?
(a) He is in charge of the outpost.
(b) He went back to Mexico City.
(c) He has been overthrown.
(d) He is in cahoots with the Federal government.

9. What fills the streets?
(a) People.
(b) Gasoline.
(c) Wild dogs.
(d) Refuse.

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

11. To where are Pichi and Junior on the way?
(a) Home.
(b) America.
(c) Work.
(d) A party given by Bobo.

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

13. In what does Ibarra specialize?
(a) Labor law.
(b) Real estate law.
(c) Oral surgery.
(d) Medicine.

14. In what does Robles take delight?
(a) The feeling of power he has with Norma.
(b) His business and money.
(c) The power he has over everyone.
(d) His wife.

15. What do the guards encourage Gervasio to do?
(a) Inform them of the whereabouts of his companions.
(b) Run away.
(c) Die alone.
(d) Call his wife.