WorksheetsESR - Lazarillo de Tormes - Intro - ch. 9
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
¿Quién fue Carlos V? Who was Carlos V?
a)
Uno de los emperadores más poderosos de la historia
b)
El padre de Lazarillo
c)
Un hombre ciego
d)
El autor de Lazarillo de Tormes
2.
¿Cómo era España en el siglo XVI?
What was Spain like in the 16th century?
What was Spain like in the 16th century?
a)
muy pobre (very poor)
b)
muy poderosa (very powerful)
3.
¿Dónde tenía colonias España? Where were colonies of Spain?
a)
Africa, Asia and Europe, some of North America
b)
Australia, Europe and Asia
c)
Antarctica and Europe
d)
Asia and Antarctica
4.
¿Cómo vive la gente en España? How did the people of Spain live?
a)
They were mostly rich and had what they needed.
b)
Many were very poor and had to steal to live.
5.
¿Por qué llamaron al muchacho Lazarillo de Tormes?
Why was this young man called Lazarillo of Tormes?
Why was this young man called Lazarillo of Tormes?
a)
Nació en Tormes. He was born in Tormes.
b)
Nació cerca del río de Tormes. He was born near the Tormes river.
c)
Su abuelo se llamó Tormes. His grandfather's name was Tormes.
6.
¿Qué pasó con Tomé Gonzales, el padre de Lazarillo?
What happened to Lazarillo's father?
What happened to Lazarillo's father?
a)
He went to work for the emperor and became very rich.
b)
He stole from the mill and went to prison.
c)
He went to war in America and never came back.
7.
¿Adónde fue la madre de Lazarillo, Antoña Perez, cuando quedó viuda? Where did Lazarillo's mom go when she became a widow.
a)
She caught a boat to America in dreams of making a good life for her family.
b)
She went to Madrid, the capital of Spain to work with the government.
c)
She went to Salamanca to work as a cook for college students and as a clothes washer for horsemen.
d)
She died of sorrow.
8.
¿A quién conoció Antoña en las caballerizas?
Whom did Antoña meet in the stables?
Whom did Antoña meet in the stables?
a)
Tomé Gonzales
b)
Un hombre ciego
c)
Lazarillo
d)
Zayde
9.
¿Qué traía Zayde a la casa de Lazarillo y de su madre?
What did Zayde bring to Lazarillo and his mother's house?
What did Zayde bring to Lazarillo and his mother's house?
a)
money to buy food and clothes
b)
horses to help them escape from the town
c)
bread, meat and wood in the winter
d)
a cow so they could have milk
10.
¿Tuvo una hermanita Lazarillo? Did Lazarillo have a little sister?
a)
No, tuvo un hermanito.
b)
Sí, tuvo dos hermanitas.
c)
No, no tuvo hermanos.
11.
After being punished for Zayde's stealing food and wood from the stables, what did Lazarillo's mother, Antoña do?
a)
She moved to Sevilla to become a cook.
b)
She moved to Madrid to join the army.
c)
She got a job at an inn.
d)
She ran away to Africa.
12.
¿Qué trabajó le ofreció el ciego a Lazarillo?
What work did the blind man offer Lazarillo?
What work did the blind man offer Lazarillo?
a)
to take care of his horses
b)
to be his guide
c)
to work for him in his house cleaning and cooking
d)
to work in his mill
13.
¿Qué le dijo el ciego a Lazarillo cuando encontraron la estatua de piedra como un toro? What did the blind man tell Lazarillo to do when they came upon a stone statue of a bull?
a)
to rub it for good luck
b)
to climb up on the statue so he could feel free
c)
to put his head near it and listen for sounds coming from it
d)
to keep walking and not look at it because it was cursed
14.
¿Qué hizo el ciego a Lazarillo a la estatua del toro?
What did the blind man do to Lazarillo at the statue of the bull?
What did the blind man do to Lazarillo at the statue of the bull?
a)
He shoved his head into the stone and laughed at him.
b)
he took him by the hand so they would keep walking past the cursed statue
c)
he encouraged him to ride on the stone bull to show that he was a man
d)
he tripped him up and told him to pay more attention
15.
¿Qué aprendió Lazarillo a la estatua del toro?
What did Lazarillo learn at the statue of the bull?
What did Lazarillo learn at the statue of the bull?
a)
that he should always think for himself and not do things just because someone tells him to
b)
that he should steer clear of stone statues because indians had cursed them with death
c)
that he should always listen to his elders because they knew what was best for him
d)
that he should respect the bull since it is the symbol of Spain
16.
¿Qué hacía el ciego para ganarse la vida?
What does the blind man do to earn a living?
What does the blind man do to earn a living?
a)
he preaches in his own church
b)
he steals everything he can from others
c)
he prays for people and gives them remedies for their illnesses
d)
he worked at his mill
17.
¿Cómo era el ciego con Lazarillo?
How did the blind man treat Lazarillo?
How did the blind man treat Lazarillo?
a)
he was very kind to him and treated him as a son
b)
he was generous with him and loved him very much
c)
he treated him like a servant feeding him only enough to keep him alive
d)
he treated him with respect because he appreciated his services as a guide
18.
¿Qué tenía que hacer Lazarillo para comer?
What did Lazarillo have to do to eat?
What did Lazarillo have to do to eat?
a)
He had to wash the blind man and dress him every day.
b)
He had to work in the wheat fields and bring bundles to the mill for the blind man.
c)
He had to work with his mom in the inn cleaning people's rooms.
d)
He had to steal whatever he could from the blind man because he fed him very little.
19.
¿Qué hizo el ciego cuando descubrió que Lazarillo robía su vino? What did the blind man do when he found out that Lazarillo was stealing his wine?
a)
He apologized for being so stingy.
b)
He made sure he always got enough wine before putting it away.
c)
He threw the jar and hit Lazarillo in the head causing a cut on his face and a terrible headache.
d)
He made Lazarillo leave and promise to never return.
20.
What is meant by the term a "picaresque" novel?
a)
a novel with lots of pictures that explain the scenes of the novel
b)
a novel with a rascal or rogue person who is poor and has to do whatever to survive
c)
a novel about a serious subject that piques ones interest
d)
a novel about chivalry and romanticism
21.
El ciego recibe unas de una persona. ¿Por qué no quardó el ciego las uvas? Why didn't the blindman keep the grapes?
a)
He didn't like grapes.
b)
He wanted to give them to Lazarillo to thank him for his services.
c)
They were too ripe so he had to eat them right away.
d)
They had worms in them.
22.
¿Cómo comió el ciego las uvas? How did the blind man eat the grapes?
a)
one at a time to share with Lazarillo
b)
two at a time because he was testing Lazarillo's honesty
c)
three at a time because he was stingy and didn't want Lazarillo to eat them all
23.
¿Por qué decidió Lazarillo dejar a su amo, el ciego? Why did Lazarillo decide to leave his master, the blind man?
a)
Because his daughter came to live with him and take care of him
b)
Because he was tired of his greed and his trait of being so stingy
c)
Because his mother needed him back at the inn.
24.
¿En qué lugar puso Lazarillo al ciego y qué le dijo? In what place did Lazarillo put the blind man and what did he tell him?
a)
In front of a stone pillar and told him to jump
b)
At the edge of a cliff and told him to jump
c)
In front of a fast moving horse and buggy and told him to stand and wait for him
25.
¿Qué hizo Lazarillo después del accidente con el ciego? Y dónde llegó? What did Lazarillo do after the accident with the blind man and where did he arrive next?
a)
He ran away afraid and went to Torrijos.
b)
He left him for dead in the road and went back to Salamanca.
c)
He buried his friend and went back to the Tormes river where he was born.
26.
¿Cuándo Lazarillo fue a Maqueda, qué hacía para comer? When Lazarillo went to Maqueda, what did he do to eat?
a)
He went door to door begging.
b)
He found a job in a mill like his father.
c)
He started working at the inn like his mother.
27.
¿Cómo era el clérigo, el segundo amo de Lazarillo? How was the priest, Lazarillo's second master?
a)
He was very kind since he was a man of God.
b)
He was even more stingy and greedy than the blind man.
c)
He was like a father to Lazarillo.
28.
¿Qué le daba a comer a Lazarillo, el clérigo? What did the priest give to Lazarillo to eat?
a)
Lots of soups with meat and bread.
b)
An onion every four days.
c)
One loaf of bread each day.
29.
¿Cómo estaba Lazarillo a las tres semanas con el clérigo? How was Lazarillo after three weeks with the priest?
a)
So weak and hungry that he wanted to leave him.
b)
Stronger and healthier than ever.
c)
Happy because he had found a new father.
30.
¿Qué guardaba el clérigo en el arca? What did the priest keep in the locked chest?
a)
Jewelry and gold coins.
b)
Different items that he used at mass to pray for people.
c)
Loaves of bread.
31.
¿Cuándo notó que faltaban panes del arca, qué creyó el clérigo primero? When the priest noticed that bread was missing what did he think at first?
a)
That there was a snake in the house.
b)
That he had rats that were eating the bread.
c)
That there was a thief stealing the bread.
32.
Qué idea tuvo Lazarillo para continuar de pedir los panes del arca del clérigo?
a)
He made some holes in the box and crumbled up bread to make it look like rats were eating the bread.
b)
He put a snake in the straw to bite the man while he slept so he could have all the bread to himself.
c)
He got a key from the locksmith and opened the box anytime he wanted to keep stealing the bread since the priest would never suspect him.
33.
¿Por qué no dormía bien el clérigo? Why didn't the priest sleep well?
a)
His neighbor told him that there was probably a snake in his house.
b)
He was worried that his church people would come to kill him for lying to them
c)
He was afraid that Lazarillo would steal all of his bread and leave him with nothing.
34.
¿Qué pasó finalemente con el clérigo y Lazarillo? What finally happened with the priest and Lazarillo?
a)
Lazarillo killed him in his sleep and ran away from the town during the night.
b)
The priest beat him with a stick, thinking that he was a snake and then when he realized what Lazarillo had done, put him out of his house.
c)
They became best friends and went from town to town making money stealing from people.
35.
¿A quién encontró Lazarillo en Toledo? Who did Lazarillo meet in Toledo?
a)
An esquire dressed nice and carried himself well.
b)
Another priest who needed an assistance.
c)
A blind man who needed a guide.
36.
¿Qué pensó Lazarillo cuando el escudero pasó por los lugares donde se vendían provisiones? What did Lazarillo think about the esquire when he passed by all the venders selling supplies and not buying anything?
a)
He thought that the items were not to his liking and that he'd by provisions somewhere else.
b)
He thought that the esquire didn't have any money and was just putting on airs to make people think he was rich.
c)
He thought that the esquire was just being rude making him walk by food without buying him any.
37.
¿Cómo era la casa del escudero? How was the esquire's house?
a)
Very nice with lots of expensive things.
b)
Very poor without furniture, just an old mattress and a bench.
c)
A country home, very large with a wife and children.
38.
¿Adónde fue el escudero por la mañana y qué le dijo a Lazarillo? Where did the esquire go in the morning and what did he tell Lazarillo?
a)
He went to mass and told Lazarillo to go to the river and get some water.
b)
He went to town to buy food and supplies and told Lazarillo to clean up the house.
c)
He went to the river to get water and told Lazarillo to go into town to buy some food.
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