The Burning Plain and Other Stories Quiz 2
1. At the end of “The Hill of the Comadres,” every time a firecracker goes off…
- The Alcaraz family takes a shot of tequila
- A group of buzzards rises up from the place where Remigio’s body is hidden
- Odilón wakes up and shouts at the kids setting them off
- The narrator flinches because he thinks he has been shot
2. Who is the main character of "The burning plain"?
- El Pichón
- La Perra
- El Chihuila
- Pedro Zamora
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