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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is burned at the foot of the Virgin's statue when the Marez family prays the rosary?
(a) Sweet incense.
(b) Herbs and spices.
(c) Alfalfa springs.
(d) Twigs and brush.

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

3. What is special about the homes in El Puerto?
(a) Each has an apple orchard.
(b) Each has a small flower garden in the front.
(c) Each faces the river.
(d) Each has a driveway.

4. What is the test to determine if someone was a witch?
(a) Hang a whiskey bottle upside down from a tree and walk underneath.
(b) Catch Ultima's owl.
(c) Walk through a door marked by blessed needles in the form of a cross.
(d) Burn incense for 72 hours.

5. Why does the Marez family refer to Ultima as la Grande?
(a) La Grande refers to the part of the country which Ultima was born.
(b) La Grande is a term of endearment.
(c) It is a nickname.
(d) La Grande is Ultima's middle name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Narcisco trying to tell Andrew?

2. Why does Antonio's mother agree to bring la Grande Ultima into her home?

3. How did the war change Antonio's brothers?

4. Why does Antonio's mother look forward to visiting El Puerto?

5. What is the name of the bridge the Marez family passes while journeying to El Puerto in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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