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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 43, how many years had Espiricueta been at La Amistad?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 17 years.
(c) 19 years.
(d) 11 years.

2. How many of the trees that Francisco and Simonopio bought from California died on the trip to Mexico?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. In Chapter 27, what was found in the shed that Simonopio made his bedroom?
(a) Old clothes.
(b) Nana's dolls.
(c) Old toys.
(d) Coffin.

4. In Chapter 44, how old was Simonopio?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

5. In Chapter 11, what did Dr. Cantu say that Mercedes Garza had died from?
(a) Poison.
(b) Heart failure.
(c) Stung by an insect.
(d) Attacked by a criminal.

6. What did Simonopico give Francisco Junior in Chapter 41?
(a) Rattle.
(b) Royal Jelly.
(c) Stuffed animal.
(d) Honey.

7. When was Conseulo married?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1921.

8. In Chapter 21, with Carlos's new baby, how many grandchildren would Sinforosa have?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

9. How old was Lupita when she came to stay with the Morales family?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

10. How old was Francisco Junior's mother when he was born?
(a) 38.
(b) 33.
(c) 36.
(d) 32.

11. How old was Simonopio in Chapter 27?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

12. In Chapter 48, where did Francisco get weapons and ammunition?
(a) Laredo.
(b) Local army barracks.
(c) McAllen.
(d) Monterrey.

13. In Chapter 38, what did Simonopio tell Francisco to do when the saw the first blossom of La Amistad's orchard?
(a) Run to the house.
(b) Look for more blossoms.
(c) Walk to the house.
(d) Run to his shed.

14. At the end of Chapter 23, how many more letters from suitors did Francisco bring home for Carmen?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

15. Who were the first workers to die during the Spanish flu?
(a) Postal service workers.
(b) Grocers.
(c) Priests.
(d) Butchers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the year that Beatriz Cortes de Morales would always remember for the rest of her life?

2. In Chapter 28, how long did the bees have to complete the journey they took?

3. In Chapter 25, what did Beatriz do with the doll she made for Margarita Espiricueta?

4. In Chapter 4, how far from the house did the laborers find Nana Reja?

5. What was Margarita Espiricueta wearing when her father beat her in Chapter 26?

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