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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What topic do Dona Margarita's two sons begin to fight over as they are talking and catching up?
(a) What a jerk Al Capone is.
(b) Why Domingo left their mother.
(c) Who is to blame for the death of their father.
(d) The dangers of being in the bootleg liquor business.

2. What does Juan make his nephews do to teach them a lesson for their misbehavior toward their teacher?
(a) They have to clean their entire house and yard.
(b) They have to apologize to the teacher in front of the entire school.
(c) Juan grounds them both for two months.
(d) They have to shovel chicken poop and move heavy barrels.

3. Why does Juan sneak back into the U.S. just days after he has left to return to Mexico?
(a) He still wants to seek revenge on the two men that cut him.
(b) He misses his nephews.
(c) He cannot stand being away from Lupe.
(d) He wants to ask Archie if he knew about the bootleg set up.

4. What does Archie allow Juan to do at his gambling hall during the Festival of the Stringbeans?
(a) Juan gets to have his own VIP section.
(b) Juan is allowed to be the assistant manager.
(c) Juan is able to be the front door host.
(d) Juan gets to manage the card games.

5. How does Lupe respond when Salvador asks her to dance at the dance hall?
(a) She admits that she cannot dance.
(b) She tells him she is tired but maybe next time.
(c) She says she hates dancing.
(d) She says yes, of course.

6. Which of Lupe's sisters organizes a strike so that women can get paid for the work they do?
(a) Maria.
(b) Luisa.
(c) Sophia.
(d) Carlota.

7. When Lupe first sees Juan, what is it about him that disgusts her?
(a) How dirty he is.
(b) Seeing that he has a pistol.
(c) The large wound on his face.
(d) His horrible attitude.

8. What does Juan's mother make him promise?
(a) To go back to Mexico with her.
(b) To be a good boy.
(c) To make a lot of money for himself.
(d) To never leave her again.

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

10. What does Lupe tell her mother about her feelings toward Salvador?
(a) That he excites her but sometimes she hates him.
(b) That she sees him as a friend and nothing more.
(c) That there is nothing that she likes about him.
(d) That he bores her but she thinks he is nice.

11. When the Gomez family arrives in California, what do they learn about their daughter Sophia?
(a) She made it to California but died soon after.
(b) She did die at sea.
(c) She is alive and is in Montana.
(d) She is alive and living in California.

12. What does Victoriano use to funnel the gold he has found to speed up the collection process?
(a) A glass vase.
(b) A bottle.
(c) A bull's horn.
(d) A thick banana leaf.

13. What does Dona Margarita tell Salvador she needs to do right as the ceremony is about to start?
(a) She needs to pass gas.
(b) She has to go drink some water.
(c) She has to go to the bathroom.
(d) She feels sick and needs to lay down.

14. What is Archie's wedding gift to Salvador?
(a) Better equipment for liquor making.
(b) A new house.
(c) A new car.
(d) A truck full of cattle.

15. How much does Lupe's engagement ring cost Salvador?
(a) $2000.
(b) $600.
(c) $750.
(d) $400.

Short Answer Questions

1. What household item does Salvador break at Lupe's house by falling on it?

2. What position does Juan hold the first day he works at the rock quarry?

3. What horrible act do Pedro and Jose do to their teacher?

4. Where in California is Juan headed to see his sick mother?

5. When Lupe wakes up on her wedding day, what initial thoughts run through her mind?

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