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

2. Towards the end of Chapter 7, what do the soldiers do in response to the angry crowds they see in the village?
(a) They flee from the village.
(b) They do nothing and wait for the villagers to calm down.
(c) They attack those who are rising against them.
(d) They taunt the angry crowds.

3. What area are Lupe and her sisters working in when they decide to strike?
(a) Central California.
(b) Central New Mexico.
(c) Southern California.
(d) Eastern Arizona.

4. Which powerful person is killed by Victoriano?
(a) Don Tiburcio.
(b) Don Manuel.
(c) La Liebre.
(d) Colonel Maytorena.

5. Why does La Liebre decide to have Victoriano hanged in the town square?
(a) He is angry because the boy talked back to him in a crowd.
(b) He and Victoriano are fighting over the same woman.
(c) He thinks the ore he has is more valuable than it is.
(d) Just because.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why are Lupe and her sisters refused pay when they are working in the fields?

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