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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 is Don Tiburcio's dying request to his wife?
(a) He asks her to bury him next to his mother.
(b) He asks her to burn down their house and leave.
(c) He asks her to make sure she never remarries.
(d) He asks her to clean the fireplace and then leave.

2. What is Don Victor's job when he meets Guadalupe?
(a) A store owner.
(b) A carpenter.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A tanner.

3. Which of Dona Guadalupe's daughters does Don Tiburcio seek to marry?
(a) Lupe.
(b) Sophia.
(c) Carlota.
(d) Luisa.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Juan realize as he goes to carry the wood back to the city?

2. What special gift has Don Victor brought for Sophia to wear in her wedding?

3. Who is the mayor's eldest daughter?

4. Why are the animals howling and calling out while Socorro is giving birth?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Guadalupe come to live with Leonides Camargo?

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

4. What does Rose-Mary do to Lupe on her first day of school, and why?

5. Where does Juan look to gather firewood to sell?

6. Why is it so hard for Don Benito to keep the secret that they have discovered gold?

7. What happens to Victoriano, Ramon, and Don Benito on the day they are planning to blast out the gold?

8. According to Chapter One, what is "Rain of Gold" about and in what time period does it take place?

9. What is Espirito doing when he finds the gold? Where is the gold found?

10. What does the midwife tell Lupe about pain?

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