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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the poor Mexicans think highly of Colonel Maytorena?
(a) He is an old war hero and is revered across the valley.
(b) He is here to bring salvation to the small village.
(c) Because he is fighting on the side of the revolution.
(d) He stood up to the American miners to make their working conditions better.

2. What do the villagers do as a result of the revolution on their small community?
(a) They do nothing.
(b) They scatter to start another community elsewhere.
(c) They start heading for the U.S.
(d) They fight back and reclaim their town.

3. How do Dona Guadalupe and her children make money?
(a) By selling fruit in town.
(b) By feeding the miners.
(c) By housing the miners.
(d) By selling their portion of the mine.

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

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

6. Who makes fun of Lupe in front of the whole class on her first day at school?
(a) Manuelita.
(b) Rose-Mary.
(c) Carlota.
(d) Aida.

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

8. Why does Socorro throw out all of her husband's clothing?
(a) She is going to buy him all new clothes for his return.
(b) She recognizes that she should donate them to others.
(c) She is angry and wants to say good-bye to him forever.
(d) She needs to move and cannot take them all with her.

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

10. What is the reaction of Juan Salvador and his family upon seeing El Paso?
(a) They are disappointed.
(b) They cry because they are so happy.
(c) They are so tired they do not realize they are there.
(d) They are overjoyed.

11. Who is congratulated by the midwife for her assistance during Socorro's delivery?
(a) Carlota.
(b) Lupe.
(c) Dona Guadalupe.
(d) Sophia.

12. Where does Guadalupe work when her husband leaves her?
(a) The local mine.
(b) A rich family's house.
(c) A small army hospital.
(d) A vegetable shop in town.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What Indian tribe is Leonides Camargo fighting against?

3. What is the name of the town midwife?

4. Why does Dona Guadalupe and her family crush the gold ore they have discovered into dust?

5. Who is Epitacio?

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