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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Section 6, "Federico Robles".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bobo begin to do the morning after the party?
(a) Plan the next party.
(b) Laundry.
(c) Calling his guests.
(d) Clean up after his guests.

2. What do the guards encourage Gervasio to do?
(a) Inform them of the whereabouts of his companions.
(b) Call his wife.
(c) Die alone.
(d) Run away.

3. What does Dona Lorenza teach Benjamin?
(a) About the history of Mexico.
(b) Of their many lands, honors, and conquests in the military and political sphere.
(c) To not trust the local Mexicans.
(d) About the importance of a European education.

4. What does Dona Lorenza impress upon her tiny new grandson, Benjamin?
(a) How great his grandmother is.
(b) The great heritage of his family.
(c) The importance of studying abroad.
(d) The great native traditions.

5. What does Gervasio Pola stage?
(a) A war against the revolutionaries.
(b) A musical about Mexican politics.
(c) An escape via a garbage cart.
(d) A strike at a factory in Mexico City.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robles believe he has earned the right to do?

2. What do most of the characters do after the party?

3. Who does Gervasio leave behind?

4. On whom does Norma utterly depend to raise her in the social hierarchy?

5. In what does Robles' general give him lessons?

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