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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Espirito searching for in Chapter 1?
(a) Berries.
(b) Drinkable water.
(c) His sister.
(d) A place to hunt.

2. Who is having trouble keeping the secret that they have discovered gold?
(a) Victoriano and Don Benito.
(b) Lupe and Victoriano.
(c) Don Victor.
(d) Dona Guadalupe.

3. Why does Dona Guadalupe and her family crush the gold ore they have discovered into dust?
(a) Because it is more ore than gold.
(b) Because that is what you are supposed to do to gold ore.
(c) To make it seem like they have more.
(d) To make it seem like it came from the river.

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 the only pain men feel is the pain of love.
(c) That men feel no pain whatsoever.
(d) That men cannot stand pain as women can.

5. What is Espirito offered for the golden rocks in the springs?
(a) One million dollars.
(b) All the clothes and food his people could need.
(c) A large ranch of his own.
(d) Ten percent of the gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What warning does Dona Guadalupe give to her youngest daughter Lupe early in the story?

2. Why do the poor Mexicans think highly of Colonel Maytorena?

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

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

5. What special gift does Don Tiburcio bring to Dona Guadalupe for her family to share?

(see the answer key)

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