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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why are the train passengers put off the train and forced to camp while the train leaves?
(a) Because the train cannot actually enter the U.S.
(b) Because the train driver is evil and has decided to swindle the passengers.
(c) Because the train is needed for the war effort.
(d) Because these passengers do not have enough money to continue.

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

4. What is the name of Juan Salvador's youngest brother?
(a) Pablo.
(b) Miguelito.
(c) Joselito.
(d) Raoul.

5. What does the Colonel give to Lupe to give to her teacher?
(a) An apple.
(b) A book.
(c) A small box.
(d) A card.

6. What special gift does Don Tiburcio bring to Dona Guadalupe for her family to share?
(a) A large box of chocolates.
(b) A small pack of colorful papers.
(c) A honeyed ham.
(d) A big bottle of wine.

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

8. Victoriano is badly beaten after trying to defend what from the bandits?
(a) His dog.
(b) His sister.
(c) The gold his family has collected.
(d) A food he has just hunted.

9. Who misses the train to America with Juan?
(a) Luisa.
(b) Inocenta.
(c) Eduardo.
(d) No one, he is all alone.

10. What horrible thing has happened to Juan's sister Emilia?
(a) She was raped by soldiers.
(b) She was sick with fever.
(c) She was run over by a horse.
(d) She lost her voice forever.

11. What town does Don Victor tell Guadalupe about and convince her to go with him?
(a) Rancho Cucamonga.
(b) La Lluvia de Oro.
(c) Juarez.
(d) El Paso.

12. Why is La Liebre upset with Dona Guadalupe and her family?
(a) Dona Guadalupe tried to take the gold from his land.
(b) Victoriano tried to marry the woman he loves.
(c) Dona Guadalupe caused his horse to break its leg.
(d) Because they are friends of Colonel Maytorena.

13. What does the midwife say about the pain tolerance of men?
(a) That men feel no pain whatsoever.
(b) That men cannot stand pain as women can.
(c) That the only pain men feel is the pain of love.
(d) That men have a much higher pain tolerance then women.

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

15. Who has convinced Maria that she should elope?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her lover.
(c) Her best friend.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dona Guadalupe offer to make for Don Benito?

2. What does Juan use to bundle up the firewood he has collected?

3. What type of land are Don Castro and his companions looking for to start their new community?

4. What year does the Mexican Revolution start?

5. How long does Don Victor believe it will take his family to gather enough gold to buy their way to the U.S.?

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