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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Narcisco plant his garden by the light of the moon?
(a) The sun is too hot during the day.
(b) He waits until the farmers return from llano.
(c) He waits for the moonlight to sow his seeds.
(d) He waits until the bad blood of spring washes away.

2. What does Antonio tell Miss Maestas the first day of school?
(a) He can tie his shoes.
(b) He can't speak English.
(c) He can read Spanish.
(d) He can pray the rosary.

3. What will happen to the villagers of Guadalupe if they continue to sin?
(a) The golden carp will die.
(b) Curandera will curse the village.
(c) The land will sink into the water.
(d) Narcisco's garden will die.

4. What future does Antonio's mother believe an education will provide Antonio?
(a) Becoming a businessman.
(b) Becoming a landowner.
(c) Becoming a government official.
(d) Becoming a scholarly priest.

5. What supplies does Antonio bring on his first day of school?
(a) Pencils.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Crayons.
(d) Chief tablet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Antonio's father get his education?

2. Who does Antonio's father believe fuels his mother's desire for Antonio becoming a priest?

3. What is the one thing every fisherman from Guadalupe has not experienced?

4. When is the first day of eternity?

5. What did Father Byrnes do to Bones?

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