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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Antonio's mother want his father to buy land?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Along the river.
(c) Llano Estacado.
(d) El Puerto.

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

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

4. What is the name of the bridge the Marez family passes while journeying to El Puerto in Chapter 5?
(a) Santos Estevan.
(b) El Rito.
(c) Campos.
(d) Valle de los Lunas.

5. Why did the Marez family move from the llano to the town of Guadalupe?
(a) Family members live there.
(b) There is more land to raise cattle.
(c) The town offers better opportunity and schooling for the children.
(d) Benito Campos built a home for the Marez family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Pedro's family?

2. Why does the Marez family refer to Ultima as la Grande?

3. Why does the owl cry out in alarm in Chapter 7?

4. What do Ultima and Antonio witness while sitting in the shade of the alamos of the river?

5. What is Antonio driven to accomplish at school?

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