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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the time of day described when Socorro is giving birth?
(a) It is a dark night with no moon or stars for light.
(b) The sun is blazing in the sky.
(c) There is a full moon.
(d) The rain is storming outside.

2. Which powerful person is killed by Victoriano?
(a) Don Tiburcio.
(b) Don Manuel.
(c) Colonel Maytorena.
(d) La Liebre.

3. What is inside the metal box that Sophia finds in her fireplace?
(a) Paper money.
(b) Deeds to land.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Gold.

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

5. As Juan heads back to Juarez, how does the city look?
(a) The city looks beautiful and colorful.
(b) The city looks as though there is a celebration happening.
(c) The city looks dark and lifeless.
(d) The city looks like it is burning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Juan realize as he goes to carry the wood back to the city?

2. Where is Juan Salvador Villasenor traveling with his family in Chapter 8?

3. What does Juan discover has become of the money his mother received from his murder confession?

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

5. What happens the day after Epitacio gambles away his paycheck?

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