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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. Where does the Marez family go every autumn?
(a) They visit Jason's family, bringing alfalfa and herbs
(b) Guadalupe, to sell their produce at market.
(c) Mexico, to visit their grandparents.
(d) El Puerto, where their mother's family lived.

2. What are the contents of the note Miss Maestas sends to Antonio's mother?
(a) Antonio is meeting many new friends.
(b) Antonio needs to learn English.
(c) Antonio needs to read more books.
(d) Antonio is progressing well in school.

3. What does Antonio fear about walking along the river in Chapter 3?
(a) Antonio fears Lupito's soul flow listless on the river bottom.
(b) Antonio fears Luptio's killers would attack him.
(c) Antonio feara the river's water would wash the village away.
(d) Antonio feara he would drown if he walked the river's edge.

4. Why is Antonio's grandfather's house special?
(a) It is the biggest one in the village.
(b) It has the largest apple orchard.
(c) It is the only home with a front garden.
(d) It is the smallest one in the village.

5. What occupation was Antonio's father before marrying his mother?
(a) Rancheros.
(b) Vaquero.
(c) Tejanos.
(d) Curandera.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Antonio's father believe fuels his mother's desire for Antonio becoming a priest?

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

3. Where did Antonio's father get his education?

4. Who does Antonio see in his dream in Chapter 2?

5. Why is Antonio's father angry with his mother after he spends nights drinking with his friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Antonio's mother (Maria) and father (Gabriel).

2. Describe Antonio's dilemma as he grows up in Chapter 4.

3. What does Leon appear to be suffering from?

4. Why was the owl special to Antonio?

5. Who does Antonio meet before entering Mass?

6. Explain the story Father Byrne told of eternity.

7. What questions of good and evil does Antonio wrestle with in Chapter 16?

8. What is Antonio's advantage of having his cubicle at the top of the stairs?

9. What is the significance of Ash Wednesday and Lent to Catholics?

10. What are some of the questions Antonio is unsure of as he rides in Uncle Pedro's truck?

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