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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Juan and his sisters find seeds for their dinner while trying to walk to the U.S.?
(a) In small holes in the earth.
(b) In cacti.
(c) In the horse corral.
(d) In horse manure.

3. What is the name of the young man who is hired by Don Benito to help move rocks and earth from the gold find?
(a) Roderigo.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Ramon.
(d) Jose.

4. What does Dona Guadalupe want to do with her share of the gold that they have found?
(a) She wants to move her family to the United States.
(b) She wants to make sure her children go to college.
(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 men cannot stand pain as women can.
(b) That men feel no pain whatsoever.
(c) That the only pain men feel is the pain of love.
(d) That men have a much higher pain tolerance then women.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the first owner sell the spring?

3. Where does Don Castro set out from when leaving to start a new community?

4. What type of land are Don Castro and his companions looking for to start their new community?

5. What does the Colonel give to Lupe to give to her teacher?

(see the answer key)

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