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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when someone tampers with the fate of a man?
(a) It sets off a series of events which no one has control.
(b) One will transform into a carp.
(c) One turns into a brujas.
(d) It sets off a curse which ends with death.

2. What happens to Ultima in Antonio's dream in Chapter 13?
(a) She dies.
(b) She turns into a carp.
(c) She flies away with the owl.
(d) She leaves for the llano.

3. What does Antonio fear about walking along the river in Chapter 3?
(a) Antonio fears Lupito's soul flow listless on the river bottom.
(b) Antonio feara he would drown if he walked the river's edge.
(c) Antonio feara the river's water would wash the village away.
(d) Antonio fears Luptio's killers would attack him.

4. What do Antonio's brothers ignore?
(a) Ultima's owl.
(b) Antonio's friends.
(c) Their father's pleas to move to California.
(d) Their mother's prayers.

5. What is the significance of the color black the women wore in Chapter 3?
(a) Black represents the day of the week.
(b) Black represents the particular parish one attended Mass.
(c) Black represents the color of mourning for sons lost in the war.
(d) Black represents the number of children in your family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fear of the church?

2. Why are the Marez family members excited to leave for El Puerto?

3. When will Juan bring Antonio back to El Puerto?

4. What feeling does Tony have after his brothers head toward town in Chapter 8?

5. What name does Pedro call Antonio?

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