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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 pp. 1 - 42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do they do to Chalito to try to make him well?
(a) They take him to the doctor.
(b) They sprinkle holy water on him.
(c) They give him cinnamon tea and aspirin and rub his chest with vicks.
(d) They feed him home-made chicken soup.

2. What did the Babas talk about together?
(a) They talked politics.
(b) They discussed the Bible.
(c) They complimented each other on their good looks.
(d) They discussed the books they had recently read.

3. How often did Mr. and Mrs. Baba bathe?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Once in the evening.
(c) Once in the morning.
(d) Four times a day.

4. Who is Tony Baba?
(a) A close chicano friend of Mimi's
(b) A wealthy gringo who haunts the nightclubs.
(c) A beneficient monk.
(d) A childhood friend of Loreto's.

5. What sign does Chuco imitate?
(a) A sign showing a Mexican crossing the desert.
(b) A sign showing a sleeping Mexican, seemingly a lazy bum.
(c) A sign showing a Mexican dancing on his sombrero.
(d) A sign showing a man drinking tequila.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Tony Baba's wife like?

2. Who are the two competitors of Chuco, the champion cotton-picker?

3. How does Tony Baba's grandmother show herself as truly villainous?

4. Who organizes a strike against Tony Baba's grandmother?

5. Where does the narrator run into Chuco ten years later?

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