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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the animals howling and calling out while Socorro is giving birth?
(a) They are responding to her screams.
(b) It is feeding time and they are hungry.
(c) They can hear the Federales approaching.
(d) They sense the impending doom coming.

2. What is the name of the town midwife?
(a) Maria.
(b) Angelina.
(c) Elena.
(d) Marguarita.

3. What warning does Dona Guadalupe give to her youngest daughter Lupe early in the story?
(a) She cautions Lupe to stay away from the main roads.
(b) She warns Lupe not to go too near the mines.
(c) She cautions Lupe to not leave their hiding place.
(d) She warns Lupe not to like the Colonel too much.

4. What does the midwife say about the pain tolerance of men?
(a) That men have a much higher pain tolerance then women.
(b) That men cannot stand pain as women can.
(c) That men feel no pain whatsoever.
(d) That the only pain men feel is the pain of love.

5. What year does the Mexican Revolution start?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1911.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Colonel Maytorena's wife?

2. Who does Don Benito fall in love with while in town?

3. What is Colonel Maytorena's job while in Lupe's town?

4. Who does the second owner sell the mine to?

5. What does Dona Guadalupe offer to make for Don Benito?

(see the answer key)

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