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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the wedding reception held?
(a) Outside at a park.
(b) In the church's banquet hall.
(c) In Lupe's family's backyard.
(d) At the pool hall.

2. How does Lupe respond when Salvador asks her to dance at the dance hall?
(a) She says yes, of course.
(b) She says she hates dancing.
(c) She tells him she is tired but maybe next time.
(d) She admits that she cannot dance.

3. Why are Lupe and her sisters refused pay when they are working in the fields?
(a) Because they are poor workers.
(b) Because they damage the produce as they pick them.
(c) Because they are women.
(d) Because they argue with the foreman too much.

4. What new name does Juan take for himself?
(a) Rafael.
(b) Salvador.
(c) Mateo.
(d) Guillermo.

5. What topic do Dona Margarita's two sons begin to fight over as they are talking and catching up?
(a) What a jerk Al Capone is.
(b) The dangers of being in the bootleg liquor business.
(c) Who is to blame for the death of their father.
(d) Why Domingo left their mother.

6. Why are Juan and Epitacio thrown into jail?
(a) For stealing and selling copper ore.
(b) Because they did not show up to work.
(c) Because they stole food for their families.
(d) For underage gambling.

7. Why does Luisa refuse to go to Salvador and Lupe's wedding?
(a) She feels that Lupe's family looks down on her and her family.
(b) She is not feeling well and does not want to get out of bed.
(c) She does not feel as though she is dressed properly.
(d) She is against Lupe and does not support the marriage.

8. Who comes to bail Salvador out of prison?
(a) Archie.
(b) Fred Noon.
(c) Lupe.
(d) Jose.

9. Because he is not bailed out, how many years in prison does Domingo get?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

10. What household item does Salvador break at Lupe's house by falling on it?
(a) A small foot stool.
(b) The kitchen table.
(c) A vase that is a family heirloom.
(d) A chair.

11. What is Lupe's initial reaction when she learns of Mark's strong desire to marry her?
(a) She is nice but not interested,
(b) She is distressed and confused.
(c) She realizes that Mark disgusts her.
(d) She is so excited.

12. What role is Lupe asked to play in the Cinco de Mayo celebration?
(a) She is asked to be the parade marshal.
(b) She is asked to ride a pony.
(c) She is asked to be the celebration's Queen.
(d) She is asked to be a flag holder.

13. What does Archie want in return for helping Juan to start over with a new life and new name?
(a) Twenty percent of all the money Juan earns gambling.
(b) Juan to become the new manager at his gambling hall.
(c) Five barrels of whiskey a month.
(d) A new car.

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

15. What state is the priest in when Salvador goes to find him to formerly propose?
(a) He is in confession with a church member.
(b) The priest is lamenting.
(c) He is deep in meditation and prayer.
(d) The priest is drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Juan when he is sent to prison?

2. How is Luisa's neighborhood described?

3. Why is Salvador angry when his friend brings him a goat as a wedding gift?

4. Besides being the owners of a gambling hall, what other prominent position does Archie Freeman hold?

5. When the Gomez family arrives in California, what do they learn about their daughter Sophia?

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