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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lupe and her family finally find Don Manuel in California, what does he do for them?
(a) Buys them a new home.
(b) Helps them find Sophia.
(c) Helps them move to Colorado.
(d) Gets them all jobs.

2. What does Archie allow Juan to do at his gambling hall during the Festival of the Stringbeans?
(a) Juan is allowed to be the assistant manager.
(b) Juan gets to manage the card games.
(c) Juan gets to have his own VIP section.
(d) Juan is able to be the front door host.

3. What is Colonel Maytorena's job while in Lupe's town?
(a) He is stationed to oversee the military presence in the valley.
(b) He is there to become the next mayor of the town.
(c) He is in charge of building a road out of the valley.
(d) He is in charge of the mine for the American company.

4. Why is Juan trying to sell firewood?
(a) Because without money the family will starve.
(b) He wants to be a small business owner.
(c) Because his father used to sell firewood as well.
(d) Because he likes selling firewood.

5. What does Juan realize as he goes to carry the wood back to the city?
(a) He hates God.
(b) The war is very important to him.
(c) The pile of wood is too heavy.
(d) He does not want to return to the town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Don Tiburcio's dying request to his wife?

2. When the Gomez family arrives in California, what do they learn about their daughter Sophia?

3. Who makes fun of Lupe in front of the whole class on her first day at school?

4. Who is the mayor's eldest daughter?

5. Where in California is Juan headed to see his sick mother?

(see the answer key)

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