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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, A Time of Miracles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Don Tiburcio's dying request to his wife?
(a) He asks her to bury him next to his mother.
(b) He asks her to clean the fireplace and then leave.
(c) He asks her to make sure she never remarries.
(d) He asks her to burn down their house and leave.

2. Is the strike successful?
(a) Yes, women got paid equal to men.
(b) Yes, but women got paid less than men.
(c) The story does not mention the outcome of the strike.
(d) No, it was not successful.

3. Victoriano is badly beaten after trying to defend what from the bandits?
(a) His dog.
(b) A food he has just hunted.
(c) The gold his family has collected.
(d) His sister.

4. Why are Lupe and her sisters refused pay when they are working in the fields?
(a) Because they are women.
(b) Because they argue with the foreman too much.
(c) Because they damage the produce as they pick them.
(d) Because they are poor workers.

5. Who has convinced Maria that she should elope?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her lover.
(d) Her best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Mexican workers work under such horrible conditions?

2. Which of his daughters accompanies Don Victor back to the lowlands?

3. What weapon does Dona Guadalupe give to her son after she frees him from being hanged?

4. Why does La Liebre decide to have Victoriano hanged in the town square?

5. Why is Victoriano looking through the discarded ore for gold?

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