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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the significant feature of Marez blood?
(a) Marez blood bleeds blue, the color of la Virgen de Guadalupe.
(b) Marez blood flows backwards like the River of the Carp.
(c) Marez blood is wild like ocean waves.
(d) Marez blood saturates the earth like a thunderstorm.

3. Why does Antonio's brother, Gene, pull away from the family when asked about the war?
(a) He needed fresh air.
(b) He could not hear.
(c) He was considered a loner.
(d) He was tired.

4. What is the one thing Antonio's father and Ultima shared between themselves?
(a) They are suspicious of priests.
(b) They break their fast before receiving communion.
(c) They witness Lupito's murder.
(d) They dream about the blood-stained river.

5. What did Ultima teach Antonio about the river?
(a) Antonio learns the owl enjoys watching Ultima fish in the river.
(b) Antonio learns sthe river had medicinal powers.
(c) Ultima teaches Antonio how to fish so he could bring food back to his family.
(d) Ultima teaches Antonio the river is peaceful and shares his soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Antonio's mother dream of Antonio becoming a priest?

2. Where doesLupito hide from his pursuers?

3. What does Ultima teach Antonio about plants in Chapter 4?

4. Where does the Marez family go every autumn?

5. What is the significance of the chipped plaster on the Virgin's statue?

(see the answer key)

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