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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Don Benito feel that he needs to impress in Chapter 3?
(a) Victoriano.
(b) Don Manuel.
(c) Colonel Maytorena.
(d) Dona Guadalupe.

2. How many babies does Socorro give birth to?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. Why is La Liebre upset with Dona Guadalupe and her family?
(a) Dona Guadalupe tried to take the gold from his land.
(b) Victoriano tried to marry the woman he loves.
(c) Because they are friends of Colonel Maytorena.
(d) Dona Guadalupe caused his horse to break its leg.

4. What does Dona Guadalupe want to do with her share of the gold that they have found?
(a) She wants to make sure her children go to college.
(b) She wants to move her family to the United States.
(c) She wants to buy a ranchero in the country.
(d) She wants to find a nice house in Mexico City.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What one item of Colonel Maytorena's clothing does Lupe rescue from being discarded?

3. Why does Socorro throw out all of her husband's clothing?

4. On the day they are scheduled to blast the location where they located their gold, what does Victoriano forget and have to go back home to retrieve?

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

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