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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. On the day they are scheduled to blast the location where they located their gold, what does Victoriano forget and have to go back home to retrieve?

2. Which of Dona Guadalupe's daughters does Don Tiburcio seek to marry?

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

4. What do Epitacio and Juan see across the Rio Grande?

5. Who is eloping with Maria?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the midwife tell Lupe about pain?

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

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

5. What is Lupe supposed to give her teacher on the first day of school?

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

7. What has Victoriano done to upset La Liebre?

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

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

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

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

Religion is seen throughout the story. What role does religion play in this novel and in the lives of the characters in the story? Please provide two to four examples of the role or purpose of religion in the story and in the lives of the characters.

Essay Topic 3

Gold and wealth is a topic that is seen throughout the novel. Please describe the role of gold and/or money (wealth) in the following stages of the story: 1) In the village life of La Lluvia de Oro and those who lived there, 2) In the case of those trying to travel to the U.S. in order to leave Mexico, and 3) In the lives of Lupe's family and Salvador's family after arriving in the United States. Please note the role that money/gold or the lack of money/gold played in each of these situations.

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