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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-10, Meat, Maté, Music, What the Mayordomo Didn't Know Was Not Worth Knowing, The Red Kerchief—a Mystery, Something Is Brewing Again.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the land owner of a large group of farms often stay?
(a) It depends on what any particular ranch is doing at the moment.
(b) In other parts of the world.
(c) On his birth estate.
(d) On the estate closest to a large city.

2. What is a casita?
(a) A small, domesticated ferret-like creature.
(b) A large fish that provides sustenance to many of the people of Argentina.
(c) A small, domesticated bird.
(d) Another name for Juan's hut.

3. What does Juan do one day when he says he is happy?
(a) Shaves his mustache.
(b) Takes Pedro to town.
(c) Goes to one of the dances.
(d) Wears a red kerchief.

4. Who remembers the postcard in Juan's home?
(a) Just Pedro.
(b) Almost everyone.
(c) Just Maria.
(d) No one.

5. Who are Pedro's gaucho friends?
(a) Jose and Carmen.
(b) Paco and Carlos.
(c) Carlos and Jose.
(d) Carlos and Carmen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pedro want to keep Chúcaro?

2. What did the author of Juan's most important post card forget?

3. To whom does the Pampas "sing"?

4. How is a spit used by gauchos?

5. What does Maria tell Luisa?

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