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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dona Guadalupe offer to make for Don Benito?
(a) Tamales.
(b) A rug.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Bread.

2. What type of land are Don Castro and his companions looking for to start their new community?
(a) Fertile land.
(b) Lowlands.
(c) Land with gold to be mined.
(d) Coastal land.

3. What is the one condition that Espirito and his people put on the spring when they sell it?
(a) No digging allowed, they can only take rocks at the surface.
(b) They must not impose on the community.
(c) They are only allowed to stay for six months out of the year.
(d) They must pay taxes to the community to live there.

4. Who is Don Juan?
(a) The teacher.
(b) Colonel Maytorena's boss.
(c) Dona Guadalupe's brother.
(d) The mayor of the town.

5. What favor does Senora Munoz ask of Lupe at school one day?
(a) To bring her a little cheese each day.
(b) To hide a small box at her house.
(c) To take a letter to Victoriano for her.
(d) To not tell anyone she is leaving soon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the midwife say about the pain tolerance of men?

2. What is Espirito offered for the golden rocks in the springs?

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

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. What horrible thing has happened to Juan's sister Emilia?

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