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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) The map to the exact location where the gold is.
(b) The lunches for the men.
(c) The flint to start off the dynamite.
(d) The dynamite.

2. What is the name of Colonel Maytorena's wife?
(a) Tocarra.
(b) Susanna.
(c) Louisa.
(d) Socorro.

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

4. What is the name of the town midwife?
(a) Elena.
(b) Maria.
(c) Marguarita.
(d) Angelina.

5. Why does Juan Salvador distract the foreman of a farm as his family is passing it?
(a) So that his family can steal corn.
(b) So that his family can sneak into the barn to take a nap.
(c) So that his family can cut through the field as a shortcut.
(d) Because he is a troublemaker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Archie want in return for helping Juan to start over with a new life and new name?

2. When Lupe first sees Juan, what is it about him that disgusts her?

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

4. Who does the second owner sell the mine to?

5. What excuse does Epitacio give Juan for leaving him back in Douglas, Arizona when they were younger?

(see the answer key)

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