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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lupe go to school?
(a) At the Universidad.
(b) At her neighbors, Tia Juanita's.
(c) The American compound near the mine.
(d) The small school in the next town.

2. What does Dona Guadalupe offer to make for Don Benito?
(a) A rug.
(b) Bread.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Tamales.

3. Why are the animals howling and calling out while Socorro is giving birth?
(a) They are responding to her screams.
(b) They can hear the Federales approaching.
(c) It is feeding time and they are hungry.
(d) They sense the impending doom coming.

4. What does Juan realize as he goes to carry the wood back to the city?
(a) He does not want to return to the town.
(b) The pile of wood is too heavy.
(c) The war is very important to him.
(d) He hates God.

5. What year does the Mexican Revolution start?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1911.

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

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

8. What is Espirito searching for in Chapter 1?
(a) A place to hunt.
(b) Berries.
(c) His sister.
(d) Drinkable water.

9. At the funeral celebration for Don Benito, who announces that they are getting married?
(a) Domingo and Luisa.
(b) Lydia and Victoriano.
(c) Marco and Sophia.
(d) Scott and Carmen.

10. Who goes with Don Castro to start a new community?
(a) Victoriano.
(b) His two brothers.
(c) Dona Guadalupe.
(d) His wife and three children.

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

12. What is Espirito offered for the golden rocks in the springs?
(a) All the clothes and food his people could need.
(b) Ten percent of the gold.
(c) One million dollars.
(d) A large ranch of his own.

13. What type of land are Don Castro and his companions looking for to start their new community?
(a) Lowlands.
(b) Land with gold to be mined.
(c) Coastal land.
(d) Fertile land.

14. Who is eloping with Maria?
(a) Ramon.
(b) Miguel.
(c) Pedro.
(d) Esabel.

15. Towards the end of Chapter 7, what do the soldiers do in response to the angry crowds they see in the village?
(a) They flee from the village.
(b) They attack those who are rising against them.
(c) They taunt the angry crowds.
(d) They do nothing and wait for the villagers to calm down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Juan Salvador's youngest brother?

2. What do Epitacio and Juan see across the Rio Grande?

3. Why are the train passengers put off the train and forced to camp while the train leaves?

4. What does the midwife say about the pain tolerance of men?

5. Where do Dona Guadalupe and her children hide when the army horsemen come through their canyon?

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