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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 color is the spring that touched the river trees in Chapter 8?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue grey.
(c) Lime green.
(d) Orange.

2. What is Antonio driven to accomplish at school?
(a) Understanding reading and writing.
(b) Learning to speak English.
(c) Sitting in the front of the classroom.
(d) Playing ball with his friends.

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

4. What do Ultima and Antonio witness while sitting in the shade of the alamos of the river?
(a) The river change colors.
(b) The owl carrying Lupito's soul.
(c) The presence with its secret message.
(d) The sky adorned with la Virgen de Guadalupe's horned moon.

5. What is the one thing Antonio's father and Ultima shared between themselves?
(a) They dream about the blood-stained river.
(b) They witness Lupito's murder.
(c) They break their fast before receiving communion.
(d) They are suspicious of priests.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the river's water in Chapter 2?

2. Why was Antonio's father bitter?

3. Why are Deborah and Theresa happy that Ultima came to live with them?

4. Why did Lupito kill the town sheriff?

5. Why does the Marez family refer to Ultima as la Grande?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the importance of Antonio receiving his First Communion on Easter Sunday?

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

3. What are the customs for the Marez family upon arriving in El Puerto?

4. Describe the adventure Cico and Antonio set out for in Chapter 11.

5. What is special about the arrival of Ultima into the Marez home?

6. What questions does Antonio wonder about communion?

7. What is the significance of Ultima's blessing before Antonio leaves for school?

8. Describe the burial procession lead by the blinded Tenorio.

9. Explain the story Father Byrne told of eternity.

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

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