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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are curanderas, such as Ultima, feared by the village residents?
(a) Village residents do not know what town Ultima came from.
(b) Ultima's healing powers are believed to be works of witchacraft.
(c) Ultima places a curse on the village crops.
(d) Ultima is descended from a family of witches.

2. Which of Antonio's brothers decides to stay with the Marez family?
(a) Eugene.
(b) Leon.
(c) Gabriel.
(d) Andrew.

3. What future does Antonio's mother believe an education will provide Antonio?
(a) Becoming a landowner.
(b) Becoming a government official.
(c) Becoming a businessman.
(d) Becoming a scholarly priest.

4. Whose voice does Antonio wake to in Chapter 5?
(a) Antonio's mother.
(b) Pedro.
(c) Ultima.
(d) Theresa.

5. Why does Antonio's mother look forward to visiting El Puerto?
(a) She could collect special herbs.
(b) She will be surrounded by her Luna family.
(c) She could see the Virgin's horned moon.
(d) She could pray the rosary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Antonio lives at home with his parents and two sisters. Where are his three brothers?

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

3. What does Ultima understand to be Antonio's dilemma in Chapter 4?

4. What unique feature did the tunas have?

5. What does Ultima teach Antonio about plants in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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