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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the school children told to do with the Host?
(a) Chew it like gum.
(b) Blow bubbles.
(c) Swallow in one gulp.
(d) Swallow it immediately.

2. Who is ruled by the phases of the moon?
(a) Marez.
(b) Ultima.
(c) Tenorio.
(d) Lunas.

3. What happened to Florence's mother?
(a) She left town.
(b) She drank too much whiskey.
(c) She married another man.
(d) She died when he was three.

4. Who shoots Tenorio?
(a) Pedro.
(b) Gabriel.
(c) Antonio.
(d) The sheriff.

5. What does Antonio kiss?
(a) Rosary beads.
(b) Confessional wood.
(c) Jesus' feet on a small crucifix.
(d) Father Byrnes hands.

6. Who is the man who saw la Virgen de Guadalupe?
(a) Cico.
(b) Horse.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Diego.

7. In his dream, what does God tell Antonio about forgiveness?
(a) God strikes the wicked.
(b) God chooses who will be punished.
(c) God forgives only the good.
(d) God forgives all no matter one's personal whims.

8. What does Antonio do after Florence confessed his sin?
(a) Force him to wear the priestly costume.
(b) Punish him through Indian torture.
(c) Punish him by making him run laps.
(d) Absolve him from his sin.

9. What does Antonio accuse Pedro of doing to Ultima?
(a) Allow Maria to marry Gabriel.
(b) Allow Narcisco to leave El Puerto.
(c) Allow his sisters a ride in his truck.
(d) Allow Tenorio to pass judgment.

10. What does Antonio wonder after Andrew leaves with his brothers for Santa Fe in Chapter 15?
(a) The death of Narcisco influenced Andrew's decision.
(b) Andrew needed money.
(c) Andrew was fired from his job at Allen's Market.
(d) Andrew broke up with his girlfriend.

11. What lesson do the Trementina daughters learn from the death of their sister?
(a) Never tempt a brujas.
(b) Evil begets evil; good begets good.
(c) They had tampered with the fate of a man and experienced the consequences.
(d) No one can overcome a curse by a la curandera.

12. What is the coroner's ruling of Narcisco's death?
(a) Genocide.
(b) Accidential or self-inflicted.
(c) Infanticide.
(d) Homicide.

13. What does Antonio do every Saturday since Easter?
(a) Pray the rosary.
(b) Receive communion.
(c) Seek the golden carp.
(d) Go to confession.

14. Why is Tenorio rageful and threatening to harm Ultima?
(a) He's having vision problems.
(b) His second daughter is dying.
(c) He does not have a job.
(d) His dead daughter was not properly buried.

15. Why is Tenorio seeking revenge from Ultima in Chapter 14?
(a) Another daughter is taken ill.
(b) His daughter was not properly buried.
(c) Ultima placed a curse on another daughter.
(d) He lost his eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ultima tell the men to make to ward off the evil curse?

2. Who says "where there is no acknowledgment of guilt and penance done for wrong, there can be no forgiveness?"

3. What happens to Horse during the Stations of the Cross?

4. What is the ceremony the priest participated in, in the altar?

5. What do the Luna brothers ask Antonio's parents before they leave El Puerto?

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