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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Antonio's father get his education?
(a) Santos Estevan
(b) Llano.
(c) Guadalupe.
(d) El Puerto.

2. Why does Antonio's father not like priests?
(a) Antonio's father had seen a priest beat his grandfather.
(b) Antonio's father had beaten a priest after an argument.
(c) Antonio's grandfather did not approve of priests.
(d) Antonio's grandfather had beaten a priest for preaching against his grandfather.

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

4. What objects in life did Antonio choose when he was a baby?
(a) Ball and whistle.
(b) Rosary and hymnal.
(c) Pen and paper.
(d) Glove and sock.

5. Why did Lupito kill the town sheriff?
(a) The sheriff had been chasing Lupito.
(b) Lupito was previously jailed by the sheriff.
(c) He is a drunken war veteran.
(d) Lupito is a Japanese soldier.

6. What does Antonio's father attempt to do when the crowd of men finally find Lupito?
(a) Antonio's father attempts to swim after Lupito in the river.
(b) He attempts to lead the men off the bridge.
(c) He tries to tell the men to return to their homes.
(d) He tries to thwart their attempts to shoot Lupito.

7. How did the war change Antonio's brothers?
(a) They had to help Antonio's father with the farm.
(b) They had to marry.
(c) They had to go abck to school.
(d) They had to live their own lives.

8. Why does Antonio prefer his uncle Pedro instead of his other uncles?
(a) He sounds like Antonio when he sings at Mass.
(b) He resembles Antonio in looks.
(c) He is the youngest in the family like Antonio.
(d) He is the easiest uncle to understand.

9. What is the relationship between Horse, Abel and Vitamin Kid?
(a) They befriend Antonio.
(b) They wear black when attending Mass on Sundays.
(c) They witness Lupito's murder on the bridge.
(d) They know Antonio's brothers.

10. What does Ultima bring with her that provides warm memories for Antonio?
(a) A hat box with special treats.
(b) A black dress with hidden pockets.
(c) A large trunk filled with her fragrant herbs.
(d) A colored shawl with medicinal charms.

11. During Antonio's dream in Chapter 7, what do his brothers see in their travels both east and west?
(a) Land of the golden carp.
(b) California.
(c) Llano.
(d) Land of milk and honey.

12. What is the significant feature of Marez blood?
(a) Marez blood is wild like ocean waves.
(b) Marez blood saturates the earth like a thunderstorm.
(c) Marez blood bleeds blue, the color of la Virgen de Guadalupe.
(d) Marez blood flows backwards like the River of the Carp.

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

14. What supplies does Antonio bring on his first day of school?
(a) Chief tablet.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Pencils.
(d) Crayons.

15. What characteristic does Antonio's father understand about Marez blood?
(a) It grows restless.
(b) It is bound to the land.
(c) It bleeds red.
(d) It does not clot.

Short Answer Questions

1. When will Juan bring Antonio back to El Puerto?

2. What happens to Antonio the first day of school?

3. What does Antonio question after he sees the golden carp?

4. What does Antonio's mother do before he leaves for his first day of school?

5. What does Antonio question Ultima about the fate of Luptio?

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