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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the significance of the color black the women wore in Chapter 3?
(a) Black represents the day of the week.
(b) Black represents the particular parish one attended Mass.
(c) Black represents the number of children in your family.
(d) Black represents the color of mourning for sons lost in the war.

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

3. What is the significant characteristic of Luna blood?
(a) Luna blood runs thick so that plants can take root in the earth.
(b) Luna blood does not clot because no plant could take root.
(c) Luna blood seeps into the earth under the magical sky with a million stars.
(d) Luna blood is quiet so that it can listen to the secrets of the earth necessary for planting.

4. What occupation was Antonio's father before marrying his mother?
(a) Tejanos.
(b) Vaquero.
(c) Curandera.
(d) Rancheros.

5. What does Ultima teach Antonio about plants in Chapter 4?
(a) Plants provide food for the owl.
(b) Plants grow along the river's edge.
(c) Plants need to be sung to.
(d) Plants have a spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Antonio's mother want his father to buy land?

2. What happens to the river's water in Chapter 2?

3. Why did Lupito kill the town sheriff?

4. In Chapter 2, who says to Antonio, "Bless me."

5. What do Antonio and his family see when they pass Rosie's house?

(see the answer key)

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