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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. What role is Lupe asked to play in the Cinco de Mayo celebration?

2. What is the name of the mine where Juan and Epitacio work in Arizona?

3. Where is the barrel of whiskey located at the reception?

4. Who is the young man who asks to walk Lupe home from the library and carry her books?

5. Which of Lupe's sisters organizes a strike so that women can get paid for the work they do?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Juan visits his mother at church dressed like a woman, what information does she share with him?

2. What happens to Juan when two men try to take his gambling winnings in California?

3. How does Salvador get out of jail in Chapter 23?

4. How does Salvador ask Lupe for her hand in marriage?

5. How does a bull horn and some mercury help Victoriano collect gold quicker?

6. How does Salvador react when a friend who refused to lend him money when he needed it stops by his house a few days before the wedding?

7. What do the two men that stole Juan's money do to his car the day of the Cinco de Mayo parade?

8. Where do Salvador and Lupe go off to and talk during their reception?

9. What role does Archie play at the wedding reception?

10. How does Dona Margarita cause a commotion at Salvador's wedding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please provide a brief summary and history of Prohibition in the United States. What role does Prohibition play in this novel and which character(s) is most directly affected by Prohibition?

Essay Topic 2

Symbolism is used in this story. Please provide on example of how the author attempted to use symbolism in this story. Do you think that the author's attempts at symbolism are successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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