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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is special about the homes in El Puerto?
(a) Each faces the river.
(b) Each has an apple orchard.
(c) Each has a driveway.
(d) Each has a small flower garden in the front.

2. What objects in life did Antonio choose when he was a baby?
(a) Ball and whistle.
(b) Rosary and hymnal.
(c) Pen and paper.
(d) Glove and sock.

3. Where does the Marez family go every autumn?
(a) They visit Jason's family, bringing alfalfa and herbs
(b) El Puerto, where their mother's family lived.
(c) Mexico, to visit their grandparents.
(d) Guadalupe, to sell their produce at market.

4. Why does Antonio's mother call him a luna?
(a) Antonio's mother wants him to be a farmer.
(b) She believes he will grow up to be a man of the people.
(c) She believes he will tend to Ultima's needs.
(d) She considers a luna a restless wanderer.

5. What does the sun represent?
(a) The soul of the owl.
(b) The residents of Guadalupe.
(c) The Luna men.
(d) The men of llano.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the significance of the color black the women wore in Chapter 3?

2. Who do Antonio's uncles communicate with?

3. Who tells the story of Ultima arriving at the Marez home?

4. What supplies does Antonio bring on his first day of school?

5. Why does Antonio's father not like priests?

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