1. For what does Rodgrigo's mother long?
(a) Her husband to return.
(b) Rodrigo to replace his father.
(c) To get rid of Rodrigo.
(d) To remarry.

2. What does Robles insist if he lost his fortune one day?
(a) He would be a pauper.
(b) He would rebuild it the next.
(c) It would take years for him to rebuild it.
(d) It would never be recovered.

3. How does the critical failure to make a connection between Rodrigo and his mother leave her feeling?
(a) At peace.
(b) Angry and resentful.
(c) Unsure.
(d) Unattractive, unloved, and alone.

4. Upon what does Robles reflect?
(a) He no longer has to walk in the "flea circus" on the street.
(b) His marriage.
(c) The discussions he had at Bobo's party.
(d) His bank.

5. What can Mexico not shake?
(a) Its wealth, its commerce, and its shallow citizens.
(b) Its fast-pace urban setting.
(c) Its lethargy, its poverty, and its envy of Europe.
(d) Its reputation for beautiful waterfalls and jungles.

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

7. For what is Norma dressing on a Sunday morning?
(a) Church.
(b) Brunch.
(c) A society wedding she must attend.
(d) A friend's birthday party.

8. To whom does Robles compare Norma unfavorably?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) Hortensia.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

9. What later fills her with contempt?
(a) Her marriage to Robles.
(b) The denial of her love for the poet.
(c) The fact she left the sweet poet.
(d) The kiss she shares with the poet in a kitchen garden.

10. What does most of their house become?
(a) A government building.
(b) A school.
(c) A dress shop.
(d) A museum.

11. What does Ibarra claim about both he and Robles?
(a) They have always been best friends.
(b) They were always better than everyone else.
(c) They followed the same paths after the revolution.
(d) They had the same paths open to them after the revolution.

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

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

14. What was Robles once?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A millionaire.
(c) A businessman.
(d) A peasant farmer's son.

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