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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. Where did Francisco Junior's .22 rifle end up?

2. Who did Francisco Junior first tell about Simonopio after he moved to Monterrey?

3. How much time were the workers given in Chapter 87 to purchase their sharecropped land?

4. How many trees did Francisco and his son plant in Chapter 69?

5. In Chapter 64, where did Francisco get the trees he was planting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does it take Francisco Junior so long to return to Simonopio?

2. What did Francisco Junior ask for in Chapter 83 and why?

3. In Chapter 91, what was given away and what was taken by the Morales family to Monterrey?

4. Why did Sinforosa move to Monterrey with Beatriz and Francisco Junior?

5. What was Francisco Junior's condition when Simonopio reached him?

6. In Chapter 70, what happened on Francisco Junior's seventh birthday?

7. How did Francisco Junior arrange for transportation in Chapter 66?

8. In Chapter 94, why did Simonopio not respond to Francisco Junior's call for him to go to Monterrey?

9. How did Linares change during the time Francisco Junior was gone?

10. Where did Simonopio shelter with Francisco Junior and how did he care for him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Simonopio is a main character in the story. Who is Simonopio? How does his character advance the story and affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

During the flu, a man returned from the graveyard after being ill. Was Lazaro dead when he was taken to the graveyard? Was his return to his home a miracle?

Essay Topic 3

A spoiler in literature is an element in a story that reveals plot elements. What are some titles of chapters? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are the chapter titles spoilers?

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