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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, The Crying Tree.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What family pet does Dona Margarita have to kill for food?
(a) Luisa's goat.
(b) Dona Margarita's dog.
(c) Inocenta's duck.
(d) Juan's burro.

3. Towards the end of Chapter 7, what do the soldiers do in response to the angry crowds they see in the village?
(a) They do nothing and wait for the villagers to calm down.
(b) They taunt the angry crowds.
(c) They flee from the village.
(d) They attack those who are rising against them.

4. Where does Don Victor go in search of work?
(a) The seashore.
(b) The lowlands.
(c) El Paso.
(d) Baja California.

5. What do Epitacio and Juan see across the Rio Grande?
(a) They see another war on the other side.
(b) Nothing but the same poor people and ugly streets.
(c) The untouched houses of the Americans.
(d) A wild forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Juan and his sisters find seeds for their dinner while trying to walk to the U.S.?

2. What does Dona Guadalupe want to do with her share of the gold that they have found?

3. Why are the people in the village leaving to find work in other areas?

4. Who goes with Don Castro to start a new community?

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

(see the answer key)

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