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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 Juan keep his things in his home?
(a) Piled on the floor in the corner.
(b) A basket.
(c) A chest.
(d) A niche in the adobe wall.

2. What type of vegetables do gauchos eat?
(a) Probably several dozen types.
(b) Lots of celery, carrots and greens.
(c) Few.
(d) Lots of tomatoes and corn.

3. What does a poster on Juan's wall depict?
(a) A picture of a wanted outlaw.
(b) The Amazon River.
(c) The Dakota Badlands.
(d) The Andes Mountains.

4. What kerchief does Juan wear on Sundays?
(a) His blue one.
(b) His red one.
(c) His white one.
(d) None.

5. What is the reaction of the people who live around the Pampas?
(a) They think it is pretty lifeless, but it's their home.
(b) They love it.
(c) They don't have much reaction to it.
(d) They love it in some seasons and hate it in others.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one instance when the weather around Pedro's home is sad?

3. How is Gitana described?

4. What had Juan thrown to Pedrito?

5. What is the most important postcard Juan has?

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