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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the worst thing a disobedient child could fear from his/her parents?
(a) A spanking.
(b) A timeout.
(c) An irrevocable curse.
(d) The silent treatment.

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

3. What does Antonio question Ultima about the fate of Luptio?
(a) He asks Ultima if the men in the town will go to jail.
(b) Antonio asks whether or not Lupito will go to hell.
(c) He asks Ultima if she will take him into town for school next autumn.
(d) Antonio wonders if he will be able to go to catechism lessons in church after witnessing aman's murder.

4. Where doesLupito hide from his pursuers?
(a) In the muddy waters of the river.
(b) He ran to the Marez family home.
(c) Under the state policeman's car.
(d) On the bridge over the river.

5. When Miss Maestas brings Antonio to the front of the classroom, what do the other school children do?
(a) Shout.
(b) Snicker.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which brother is considered most like Antonio's mother?

2. Why are curanderas, such as Ultima, feared by the village residents?

3. Why is Antonio's grandfather's house special?

4. What is the significant feature of Marez blood?

5. What will happen to the villagers of Guadalupe if they continue to sin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Florence while swimming at Blue Lake?

2. What do the Marez brothers do once they return home in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 16, what does Ultima tell Antonio Tenorio must do?

4. What are the prominent characteristics of the Luna family?

5. What role does Ultima's owl play?

6. Describe the major event before school let out for the Christmas holidays.

7. What is the significance of Antonio seeing his brothers in his dream?

8. What are the advantages for Antonio being the youngest in his family?

9. What did Narcisco do when he realized he would not be able to get to the Marez home to warn Ultima of Tenorio's revenge?

10. What happens after the Marez brothers confront their mother and father in Chapter 9?

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