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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-13, The Vaquero Never Had a Chance, An Urgent Message, The Patrón.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an estancia?
(a) A bend in the river.
(b) A break in the river flow.
(c) A series of farms.
(d) A change from one type of crop to another.

2. How does the loss of much of his family's fortune impact Señor Muñez?
(a) He had to sell much of his land.
(b) He has to work on managing his ranch.
(c) He had to make his sons all work hard.
(d) He had to marry a different woman than the one he loves.

3. What is a currycomb?
(a) A horse comb.
(b) A comb to remove fleas and ticks from a dog.
(c) A tool to take the dirt out of a horse's hoofs.
(d) A rope to tie a horse.

4. What animal does Pedro see at the opening of Chapter 1?
(a) A coyote.
(b) A llama.
(c) A horse.
(d) A donkey.

5. Where is this story set?
(a) Between the Andes and the Atlantic Ocean.
(b) In Brazil.
(c) In the plains of the Dakotas of the United States.
(d) In Central America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most important postcard Juan has?

2. How had Señor Muñez lived long into his adult life?

3. How is a spit used by gauchos?

4. Who remembers the postcard in Juan's home?

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

(see the answer key)

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