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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leonides do to the little Indian girl who runs at him from a burning house?
(a) He throws her into prison.
(b) He lets another soldier kill her.
(c) He gives her to an old lady on the outskirts of town.
(d) He takes her as his own.

2. 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 sneak into the barn to take a nap.
(c) So that his family can cut through the field as a shortcut.
(d) So that his family can steal corn.

3. What is the name of Juan Salvador's youngest brother?
(a) Joselito.
(b) Miguelito.
(c) Pablo.
(d) Raoul.

4. What is it that crashes into the canyon and causes many, including Guadalupe, to think it is the end of the world?
(a) A meteorite.
(b) A cannonball.
(c) A large boulder.
(d) Dynamite.

5. Who does the second owner sell the mine to?
(a) Espirito's grandchildren.
(b) The Mexican Federales.
(c) A British oil company.
(d) A large American mining company.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lupe go to school?

2. What type of land are Don Castro and his companions looking for to start their new community?

3. When Lupe first sees Don Victor coming towards the village, what does she think he is?

4. What is Colonel Maytorena's job while in Lupe's town?

5. Where does Don Castro set out from when leaving to start a new community?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events lead to the death of Don Tiburcio?

2. What is Don Manuel's behavior when he comes to perform at Sophia's wedding, and why?

3. In Chapter Eight, what has recently happened to Emilia?

4. What are Don Pio Castro and his brothers looking for when they set out from Mexico City?

5. Under what circumstances does Guadalupe meet Don Victor and marry him?

6. What is the condition that the townspeople put on collecting the gold from the spring?

7. Why are Juan and his family heading north to El Paso?

8. Why do Juan and Eduardo miss the train?

9. What is Don Victor's plan to raise enough money for his family to leave for America? How long will this project take?

10. What happens to the teacher's salary in the little village and what action do the townspeople take when they find out?

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