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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Juan use to bundle up the firewood he has collected?
(a) His belt.
(b) A long palm leaf.
(c) A small string.
(d) Dried out long grass.

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

3. How is Juan dressed when he goes to church to tell his mother that everything is alright?
(a) He is dressed in old, dirty clothes.
(b) He is dressed in a gentleman's suit.
(c) He is dressed like a woman.
(d) He is dressed like a police officer.

4. How long does Don Victor believe it will take his family to gather enough gold to buy their way to the U.S.?
(a) Nine months.
(b) About a year.
(c) Two and a half years.
(d) Two months.

5. When the Gomez family arrives in California, what do they learn about their daughter Sophia?
(a) She made it to California but died soon after.
(b) She is alive and is in Montana.
(c) She is alive and living in California.
(d) She did die at sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Socorro throw out all of her husband's clothing?

2. When Juan escapes from prison, which state does he eventually end up in?

3. How is Luisa's neighborhood described?

4. Towards the end of Chapter 7, what do the soldiers do in response to the angry crowds they see in the village?

5. What job does Dona Margarita get so that she can feed her family?

(see the answer key)

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