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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. What is the Ombu?
(a) A group of nomads in Argentina.
(b) A group of nomads in Central America.
(c) A grass that grows on the Pampa.
(d) The solitary tree of the prairie.

2. What color is the animal Pedro sees?
(a) Pinto.
(b) Burnt red.
(c) Pinkish.
(d) Gray.

3. Why does Juan throw something to Pedrito?
(a) He is crying.
(b) To give him money to buy a sweet.
(c) Because Pedrito had been ill and was now well enough to eat.
(d) To make him stop hitting the dog.

4. How is Gitana described?
(a) Temperamental and cunning.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Gentle.

5. Where do Juan and Pedro take Chúcaro in Chapter 4?
(a) To the Pampas.
(b) To Pedro's grandfather's home.
(c) To Juan's casita.
(d) To the nearby village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many of Juan's post cards depict?

2. What are the cowboys of the narrator's home area called?

3. What does Juan do differently from usual concerning one of his kerchiefs?

4. What type of meat do gauchos eat?

5. What is Juan's singing voice like?

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