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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where doesLupito hide from his pursuers?
(a) Under the state policeman's car.
(b) In the muddy waters of the river.
(c) On the bridge over the river.
(d) He ran to the Marez family home.

2. Who comforts Antonio when he awakes from his dream of his mother crying for the return of her sons.
(a) Deborah.
(b) Antonio's father.
(c) Antonio's mother.
(d) Ultima.

3. What plant provides the greatest magical power?
(a) Cactus seeds eliminate bad breath.
(b) Osha cures coughs and colds.
(c) Oregano reduces high fever.
(d) Yerba del manso heals burns, sores and bleeding.

4. What does Antonio fear about walking along the river in Chapter 3?
(a) Antonio fears Lupito's soul flow listless on the river bottom.
(b) Antonio feara the river's water would wash the village away.
(c) Antonio feara he would drown if he walked the river's edge.
(d) Antonio fears Luptio's killers would attack him.

5. What happens to the river's water in Chapter 2?
(a) It churns a murkey brown color.
(b) The water runs backwards.
(c) It matchs the blue night sky.
(d) It is stained with red after Lupito's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antonio's father attempt to do when the crowd of men finally find Lupito?

2. What does the sun represent?

3. Why does Antonio's mother call him a luna?

4. What trade or occupation does Antonio's mother's family come from?

5. What does Ultima bring with her that provides warm memories for Antonio?

(see the answer key)

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