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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the wealthy man's former occupation?

3. What is the desert poetically referred to as?

4. Don de Cocuch spent a lot of time around what animals?

5. Who is Chuco?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are bichigetters?

2. Who owns the brothel where La Maquerida was put by force and what happens to him?

3. What does Vate do when he reaches San Luis?

4. What does one of the two men walking to the San Joaquin Valley complain about?

5. How does Flaminio Jarandas make his money as a lawyer?

6. What does one of the men walking through the desert say to the other one to persuade him to continue on?

7. Why hasn't Loreto had food for three days in the beginning of the book and what does he finally do?

8. What is Manuel's other name and what happens to him in the desert?

9. What do the two men see that gives them hope?

10. Why is Jes's of Bethlehem famous among his people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) In what ways is Bobby Foxye a typical hippie of the 1960s?

2) What are two things Bobby Foxye accused his parents of?

3) Who is Rudolph H. Smith? Describe him. What phobia does he have?

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) Who was Choro? Describe him. Who did work for? What did he do to rebel against his employer?

2) Describe Little Jes's of Bethlehem, the Yaqui, and compare the events of his life with the events of Jesus in the Bible.

3) Who do you think is worse because of character and actions, Tony Baba or Mario de Cocuch? Why?

Choose two of the three to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1) When Loreto is given two dollars, what does he buy with the money? What happens when he drops a coin he has gotten in change?

2) How is the life of Little Jes's of Bethlehem similar to the life of Jesus Christ of the Bible?

3) What does Senora de Cocuch give a check to the Daughters of Samaria for? Describe what is purchased with the check in as much detail as possible.

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

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