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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Lencho have?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

2. PILGRIMS IN AZTLAN takes during which decade of the 20th century?
(a) The 80s.
(b) The 50s.
(c) The 70s.
(d) The 60s.

3. After a brawl what does Lencho use to wrap what he bought at the supermarket which had been scattered around the bar?
(a) His shirt.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A towel he finds in the bar.
(d) Brown paper.

4. What kind of character did Tony Baba's grandmother's have?
(a) She was a sweet old-fashioned grandmother.
(b) She was like a loving mother to him.
(c) She was a fierce revolutionary.
(d) She was reprehensible and exploited and underpaid her workers.

5. What was Buzz Saw's real name?
(a) Pedro.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Jose.
(d) Amadito.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tony Baba's mother pay to the writers?

2. What did the Babas talk about together?

3. Where does the narrator go and what work is he seeking?

4. Whay did they call Lencho's little son Buzz Saw?

5. How does Loreto earn money?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the bar scene what do the men make lewd jokes about and why are they in the bar?

2. Who is the Skinny Lady?

3. Describe Chuco and what he does.

4. Who is Chalito and why is he a tragic character?

5. How does the author handle the theme of wealth?

6. Why is Chuco sentenced to four years in jail and who sentences him?

7. What does Dosa Candelita do to make money and what does she do to make people pity her?

8. How many children does Cuamea have and how does he raise them?

9. Who is Elpidio?

10. Who does Judge Rudolph Smith sentence to a mental institution?

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