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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 weapon does Dona Guadalupe give to her son after she frees him from being hanged?
(a) A large dagger.
(b) A heavy hatchet.
(c) An old pistol.
(d) A bow and arrow.

2. Which of Lupe's sisters organizes a strike so that women can get paid for the work they do?
(a) Sophia.
(b) Luisa.
(c) Carlota.
(d) Maria.

3. Which of his daughters accompanies Don Victor back to the lowlands?
(a) Lupe.
(b) Carlota.
(c) Socorro.
(d) Sophia.

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

5. Why are the people in the village leaving to find work in other areas?
(a) Because a new, larger mine is opening up in another city.
(b) Because the war is coming to their village.
(c) Because they are sick of working for the Americans.
(d) Because the Americans shut down the mine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has convinced Maria that she should elope?

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

3. In Chapter 12, who does the reader learn has fallen in love with Socorro?

4. Because of their efforts in starting a strike, what happens to Lupe and her sisters as employees?

5. Towards the end of Chapter 7, what do the soldiers do in response to the angry crowds they see in the village?

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