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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, A Time of Miracles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Is the strike successful?
(a) No, it was not successful.
(b) Yes, but women got paid less than men.
(c) The story does not mention the outcome of the strike.
(d) Yes, women got paid equal to men.

2. Who has convinced Maria that she should elope?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her lover.

3. What is Don Tiburcio's dying request to his wife?
(a) He asks her to burn down their house and leave.
(b) He asks her to clean the fireplace and then leave.
(c) He asks her to bury him next to his mother.
(d) He asks her to make sure she never remarries.

4. Victoriano is badly beaten after trying to defend what from the bandits?
(a) His sister.
(b) The gold his family has collected.
(c) A food he has just hunted.
(d) His dog.

5. Who is eloping with Maria?
(a) Pedro.
(b) Ramon.
(c) Esabel.
(d) Miguel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of his daughters accompanies Don Victor back to the lowlands?

2. What area are Lupe and her sisters working in when they decide to strike?

3. Why are Lupe and her sisters refused pay when they are working in the fields?

4. Why are the people in the village leaving to find work in other areas?

5. Why does La Liebre decide to have Victoriano hanged in the town square?

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