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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Antonio's mother doing while cooking for his brothers?
(a) Crying uncontrollably.
(b) Praying the rosary.
(c) Singing hymns.
(d) Burning incense by the statue of the Virgin.

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

3. 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) Antonio's mother was told by villagers she must bring la Grande Ultima into her home.
(c) La Grande Ultima pays to live with the Marez family.
(d) La Grande Ultima is the Marez grandmother.

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

5. Who do Antonio's uncles communicate with?
(a) Maria about Antonio's future as a priest.
(b) The growing plants as they walked the fields and orchards.
(c) Their wives about the growing plants.
(d) Prudencio when the apple orchard was ready for harvest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Antonio's brothers ignore?

2. What name does Pedro call Antonio?

3. What makes Antonio sick to his stomach in Chapter 1?

4. Why did the Marez family move from the llano to the town of Guadalupe?

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

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