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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the one condition that Dona Guadalupe sets on the acceptance of Salvador's proposal?
(a) He must never get into trouble or hurt her daughter.
(b) He must take and care for liliies that came from her homeland.
(c) He must promise not to move away from Lupe's family.
(d) He and Lupe must not ever move back to Mexico.

2. What is the name of the mine where Juan and Epitacio work in Arizona?
(a) Silver Creek Mine.
(b) Rio Grande River Mine.
(c) Copper Queen Mine.
(d) Douglas City Mine.

3. Who is the young man who asks to walk Lupe home from the library and carry her books?
(a) Juan.
(b) Mark.
(c) Michael.
(d) John.

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

5. What is Archie's wedding gift to Salvador?
(a) A new house.
(b) A new car.
(c) A truck full of cattle.
(d) Better equipment for liquor making.

6. After Sophia's husband dies, where does she leave to go to?
(a) The coast.
(b) Guatemala.
(c) The United States.
(d) Puerto Rico.

7. What "secret" of Salvador's does Don Victor learn about and then confront Salvador?
(a) His dangerous past of gambling.
(b) His career as a bootlegger.
(c) His confession to murder.
(d) His previous time in prison for stealing.

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

9. What position does Juan hold the first day he works at the rock quarry?
(a) A foreman.
(b) Cafeteria worker.
(c) Powder man.
(d) Mason.

10. How do Domingo and Salvador end up in jail in Chapter 23?
(a) Salvador gets caught bootlegging.
(b) Domingo tells an undercover cop they are bootleggers.
(c) The two men get caught in an underground gambling ring.
(d) Domingo and Salvador get into a squabble at a pool hall.

11. Who does Salvador ask to formally ask for Lupe's hand in marriage on his behalf?
(a) No one, he will do it himself.
(b) Domingo.
(c) The priest.
(d) Archie.

12. Is the strike successful?
(a) The story does not mention the outcome of the strike.
(b) Yes, women got paid equal to men.
(c) No, it was not successful.
(d) Yes, but women got paid less than men.

13. Where does Salvador take Lupe so they can be more alone?
(a) Behind some large trees.
(b) Down by the waterfront.
(c) On a long walk.
(d) Into his car.

14. Which of Lupe's sisters organizes a strike so that women can get paid for the work they do?
(a) Carlota.
(b) Luisa.
(c) Maria.
(d) Sophia.

15. What animal is hanging from the tree near the ruins of Don Manuel's store?
(a) A calf.
(b) A goat.
(c) A burro.
(d) A deer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives at Dona Margarita's house and is mistaken for her husband?

2. How is Luisa's neighborhood described?

3. What does Ojos Puros claim is the cause of Don Victor's fever?

4. What news does Don Victor bring back from the lowlands about his daughter Sophia?

5. What does Lupe tell her mother about her feelings toward Salvador?

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