1. Why does Antonio's mother agree to bring la Grande Ultima into her home?
(a) La grande Ultima helped Antonio's mother raise her family when they lived on the llano.
(b) La Grande Ultima is the Marez grandmother.
(c) Antonio's mother was told by villagers she must bring la Grande Ultima into her home.
(d) La Grande Ultima pays to live with the Marez family.

2. Where does the Marez family go every autumn?
(a) They visit Jason's family, bringing alfalfa and herbs
(b) Guadalupe, to sell their produce at market.
(c) El Puerto, where their mother's family lived.
(d) Mexico, to visit their grandparents.

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

4. Why was Antonio's father bitter?
(a) He wants to go to war with his sons.
(b) His dream is to take his sons and move westward to California.
(c) Antonio's father doesn't want Ultima to live with the Marez family.
(d) He wants to purchase more land for his sons to farm.

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