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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is the mayor's eldest daughter?
(a) Rose-Mary.
(b) Olivia.
(c) Maria.
(d) Lydia.

5. What special gift has Don Victor brought for Sophia to wear in her wedding?
(a) Brand new stockings.
(b) Lace for her dress.
(c) A beautiful veil.
(d) A large hat.

6. Who does Don Benito fall in love with while in town?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Lupe.
(c) Olivia.
(d) Linda.

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

8. Who does Don Benito feel that he needs to impress in Chapter 3?
(a) Dona Guadalupe.
(b) Victoriano.
(c) Don Manuel.
(d) Colonel Maytorena.

9. What favor does Senora Munoz ask of Lupe at school one day?
(a) To bring her a little cheese each day.
(b) To not tell anyone she is leaving soon.
(c) To take a letter to Victoriano for her.
(d) To hide a small box at her house.

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

11. When Lupe first sees Don Victor coming towards the village, what does she think he is?
(a) Some sort of strange creature.
(b) An American.
(c) La Liebre.
(d) The Devil.

12. What is in the pack that Don Victor brings on his back upon his return to his family?
(a) Ribbons, dried meat, and other gifts.
(b) A huge bundle of firewood.
(c) A large dead deer.
(d) Gold and money has has earned.

13. Which of his daughters accompanies Don Victor back to the lowlands?
(a) Socorro.
(b) Lupe.
(c) Sophia.
(d) Carlota.

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

15. Which powerful person is killed by Victoriano?
(a) Don Manuel.
(b) La Liebre.
(c) Don Tiburcio.
(d) Colonel Maytorena.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Juan and his sisters find seeds for their dinner while trying to walk to the U.S.?

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

3. Which of Dona Guadalupe's daughters does Don Tiburcio seek to marry?

4. What is the one condition that Espirito and his people put on the spring when they sell it?

5. What is the reaction of Juan Salvador and his family upon seeing El Paso?

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