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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men start the new community with Don Castro?

2. What is the name of the young man who is hired by Don Benito to help move rocks and earth from the gold find?

3. Why do the poor Mexicans think highly of Colonel Maytorena?

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

5. What has the mine been named?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do Juan and Eduardo miss the train?

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

5. What does Lupe's family do for money in Chapter Three?

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

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

8. How is El Paso described the first time Juan and his family see it, and how do they feel upon arriving?

9. What has Victoriano done to upset La Liebre?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The lack of women's rights can be seen through the strike in chapter 19, section 5. Please explain why this is a good example of the lack of women's rights, what was done in response to that lack of rights, and what the outcome of the situation was. Do you agree or disagree with the way this matter is handled?

Essay Topic 2

Please compare and contrast the idea of courting versus today's idea of dating. What is found in this story? Courting or dating? Please explain the scenario in which courting or dating is found in this story, which characters are involved, and how their courtship ends.

Essay Topic 3

Please define what a plot twist is in a novel. Provide one main example of a plot twist that can be found in this story, and how it changed the direction of the plot.

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