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Tortilla Flat

John Steinbeck

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Which of the following is not one of the Pirate's dogs?

(A) Enrique

(B) Senor Alec Thompson

(D) Fluff

What was the paisanos' nickname for Mrs. Torrelli?

(A) Dumpling

(B) Butter Duck

(D) Boo Boo Kitty

What was the preferred diet of the family of Senora Teresina Cortez?

(A) Tortillas and Beans

(B) Mackerel

(D) Rice

What do the paisanos do to earn money for Danny's party?

(A) Chop wood

(B) Sell stolen nails

(D) Cut squid

How many days does the Pirate promise to work for San Francisco if the Saint would heal his dog?

(A) 250

(B) 500

(D) 1000

What is the name of Danny's neighbor?

(A) Mrs. Cortez

(B) Mrs. Morales

(D) Sweets Ramirez

What does Danny steal from Pilon that makes Pilon think that Danny has gone mad?

(A) His shoes

(B) His pants

(D) His knife

What is Danny's gift to Sweats Ramirez?

(A) Lacy Underwear

(B) A gallon of wine

(D) A vacuum cleaner

What is the one thing that Danny will not share with his friends?

(A) His wine

(B) His whiskey

(D) His women

What legend does Steinbeck compare Danny and his friends to in the preface?

(A) King Arthur

(B) Robin Hood

(D) Reinard the Fox

How does Danny spend his time in the Army?

(A) In the infantry

(B) Herding cattle

(D) Marching in Oregon

How does Big Joe Portagee primarily spend his time in the Army?

(A) In the infantry

(B) Herding cattle

(D) Marching in Oregon

How does Pilon primarily spend his time in the Army?

(A) In the infantry

(B) Herding cattle

(D) Marching in Oregon

What is the name of the gossip queen of Monterey?

(A) Sweets Ramirez

(B) Cornelia Ruiz

(D) Teresina Cortez

Why did the caporal want his son to be a general?

(A) So that his son would kill the Capitan

(B) So that his son would restore him to honor

(D) So that he could kill the capitan

What did Pablo think that he saw over Danny's head on the dock before the party?

(A) The face of Death

(B) Two evil eyes

(D) A ghost

What do Pilon and Big Joe find on St. Andrew's Eve?

(A) Treasure

(B) An old pirate sword

(D) A geological marker

What does Emilio give to Cornelia Ruiz as a gift?

(A) A pig

(B) Lacy underwear

(D) A dog

Why is Tito Ralph fired from his job as jailor?

(A) He brings wine to the prisoners

(B) He had been a convict all along

(D) He kept forgetting that he was the jailer and escaping

How does Big Joe Portagee respond to the advances of the widow Tia Ignacia?

(A) He has intercourse with her

(B) He falls asleep

(D) He steals her wine

How does Torrelli attempt to extract his revenge on the paisanos?

(A) He refuses to sell them wine

(B) He sells them sour wine

(D) He shoots at them with a rifle

How does Pilon find Pablo after the war?

(A) In a ditch with some wine

(B) At the jail

(D) By means of Torelli

How do Pilon and Pablo find Jesus Maria after the war?

(A) In a ditch with some wine

(B) At the jail

(D) By means of Torelli

How does Danny's house meet its end?

(A) Accidental fire

(B) Danny's heir has demolished and rebuilt

(D) Flash Flood

What interrupts the mass that the Pirate attends alone?

(A) A miracle from San Francisco

(B) Danny and his friends come in wearing poor clothes

(D) The Pirate's dogs burst in

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