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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Antonio lives at home with his parents and two sisters. Where are his three brothers?
(a) Fighting in the war.
(b) Farming in Guadalupe.
(c) Working for Benito Campos.
(d) Working in a factory in Las Pasturas.

2. What does Ultima understand to be Antonio's dilemma in Chapter 4?
(a) Antonio must leave for war and join his brothers.
(b) Antonio must decides whether to be his father's son or his mother's priest.
(c) Antonio must tell a priest he witnessed a murder.
(d) Antonio must leave Guadalupe and venture west to California.

3. Why does an upset Chavez go to the Marez home?
(a) Antonio's father could help Chavez find the sheriff.
(b) Chavez wants Antonio's father to help him find his brother's killer.
(c) Chavez wants to have the Marez brother find his brother's killer.
(d) Chavez wants Antonio's father to kill the sheriff.

4. What is the relationship between the owl and la Virgen de Guadalupe?
(a) La Virgen de Guadalupe will destroy the owl.
(b) The owl takes all of la Virgen de Guadalupe babies up to heaven.
(c) Antonio dreams the owl lifts la Virgen de Guadalupe to fly her to heaven.
(d) The owl represents Ultima's sorcery over la Virgen de Guadalupe.

5. What unique feature did the tunas have?
(a) Its fuzzy spots made your fingers and tongue itch.
(b) Its leaves leave dye on your hands.
(c) Its thorns leave cuts on your hand.
(d) Its sap is tacky and stringy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plant provides the greatest magical power?

2. What does the Marez family do at the end of supper?

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

4. What answer does Ultima give Antonio when he asks how his father can take communion after witnessing a man's death?

5. What does the owl do when Antonio and Ultima walk together along the river?

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