GEORGE WASHINGTON GOMEZSTUDY QUESTIONS

“LOS SEDICIOSOS” - PART 1 - Chapter 1

  1. When and where does the story take initially begin?
  2. What is meant by the term chaparral and llano?
  3. What did the author mean when he describes “smart stepping mules”?
  4. Who was el Munequito and whowas the man with the Negroid features?
  5. Who was Mac Dougal, who was he with and why didn’t he arrest Lupe?
  6. Who or what was a “nigger-greaser” and to whom were the Rinches referring?
  7. How good shoot was Lupe reported to be?
  8. Who was Gumersino and what were the most telling features about him?
  9. Describe the home home and conditions under which Gualinto was born?
  10. Who was Feliciano and what did he mean by “reading matter in a Christian language”?
  11. Where is Sarajevo and of what importance was it in relation to the story?
  12. Who normally delivered the children amongst the poor Mexican families?
  13. Who was “ fruitful and slender, like a many breasted girl”.
  14. To whom do you suppose that the well fed horse in the corral belonged and why?
  15. Define the following:

Part 1 – Chapter 2

  1. Describe the interior of the little shack that they lived in.
  2. Who were Macruca and Carmen?
  3. Why did the grandmother speak of the”godlessness of some men..”?
  4. Why did the grandmother call George “Gualinto”?
  5. How old was Maria, what was her appeance and when did she first marry?
  6. Who were Carranza and De La Pena and what bearing do they seem to initially have in the story?
  7. Define the following:
  • Hielo negro
  • Fosforo
  • viejita

Part 1 – Chapter 3

  1. How does Feliciano feel about religion and why does he keep repeating Mormon, to himself?
  2. What became of Ancleto
  3. Why didn’t Feliciano want Gumersino and his family to remain in San Pedrito?
  4. How did Gumersino feel about non Mexicans?
  5. Under what circumstances did Gumersiono die and why was he killed?
  6. What promise did Gumersino exact from Feliciano and why?
  7. Who was Don Hermenegildo and whom did he curse and why?
  8. What was ironic about the profession of the Rinche in charge of men that killed Gumersino?

Part 1 – Chapter 4

  1. How many men were in Lupe’s group and what were the environmental conditions of where were they hiding?
  2. In repercussion for the number of people Lupito’s band might kill, how many people would theRincheskill to satisfy the account?
  3. Who was Remigio and what did he do to revenge his family’s death?
  4. Why did Feliciano think that he brother was a vicious man?
  5. Who was Sneed and why did he die?
  6. What is a varillero ?
  7. How does Lupe get Feliciano to kill the Mexican captive?
  8. Why did Lupe call Feliciano a hypocrite?

Part 1 – Chapter 5

  1. How did Feliciano transport his family and their personal belongs to their new home?
  2. Why did the family move from San Pedrito to Jonesville?
  3. What appear to be the circumstances under which Feliciano and Maria’s mother died, and how many children did she bear, and how many survived?
  4. According to Feliciano what did pity and religion have in common?
  5. What was Gumersinos last thought before he died?
  6. According to Feliciano what were men for and what kind of son would he like to have?
  7. What did the Rinches call Feliciano and why did they do so liar?
  8. What child did Maria have in her arms and what did it look like, when stopped by the Rinches on the road to Jonesville?
  9. Who was the Gringo sitting on the big and powerful horse and what did he do for Feliciano and his family?
  10. WhatwasEl Danubio Azul?