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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What job does Dona Margarita get so that she can feed her family?
(a) She gets a job as a seamstress in town.
(b) She does not have a job, she begs in the city.
(c) She is a worker in a small market.
(d) She is a housecleaner.

3. When the Mexicans demand better working conditions at the rock quarry, what do they get?
(a) They get nothing at all and are fired.
(b) A new whistle and longer breaks.
(c) A new whistle and nothing more.
(d) Paid vacation.

4. When Juan is talking to God, who does he say he needs help for?
(a) For the Mexican people.
(b) For himself.
(c) For his father.
(d) For his mother.

5. What Indian tribe is Leonides Camargo fighting against?
(a) Puebla.
(b) Yakuis.
(c) Zapotec.
(d) Oaxaca.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the animals howling and calling out while Socorro is giving birth?

2. After Sophia's husband dies, where does she leave to go to?

3. What is Espirito searching for in Chapter 1?

4. What warning does Dona Guadalupe give to her youngest daughter Lupe early in the story?

5. What weapon does Dona Guadalupe give to her son after she frees him from being hanged?

(see the answer key)

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