View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the cure that Senora Remigia brings to Demetrio Macias?
(a) Pigeon blood on his abdomen.
(b) Alcohol-soaked bread on his abdomen.
(c) Corn liquor to drink.
(d) Pulque to drink.

2. Where does Demetrio Macias instruct his wife to go?
(a) To the neighbor's house.
(b) To her uncle's house.
(c) To her father's house.
(d) To his father's house.

3. Why does Senora Remigia have little food for Demetrio Macias' men?
(a) The Federal soldiers burned her fields.
(b) Bandits raided her compound.
(c) The Federal soldiers took everything.
(d) Her husband took her supplies off to the war.

4. What does Luis Cervantes' old acquaintance think of the revolution now?
(a) He is exhausted.
(b) He is invigorated.
(c) He is dedicated.
(d) He is disillusioned.

5. What does Luis Cervantes begin to suspect about the revolutionaries?
(a) They are examples of courage.
(b) They cannot lose.
(c) They cannot win.
(d) They are nothing more than bandits.

6. What treat does Demetrio Macias bring to his men in the hills?
(a) Tequila.
(b) Tortillas.
(c) Dried beef.
(d) Salt.

7. What does Venancio want to do when the war is over?
(a) Stay in the military.
(b) Become a doctor.
(c) Grow his barber business.
(d) Get married.

8. Where does Demetrio Macias sleep the night after he leaves home?
(a) Under a tree.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In a deserted shack.
(d) On the ground between boulders.

9. What does Camila's mother do to drive out the evil spirits that are making the girl sad?
(a) She forces her to fast.
(b) She locks her away.
(c) She beats her.
(d) She sends her with the rebels.

10. Why do the neighbor women come to borrow from Senora Remigia?
(a) They enjoy her company.
(b) They are without food.
(c) She is a spy.
(d) To gossip about Demetrio Macias.

11. What does the leader of the Federal soldiers intend to do with the bandits of Demetrio Macias?
(a) Shoot them by firing squad.
(b) Take them back to the capital.
(c) Keep them imprisoned in the village.
(d) Kill them all by himself.

12. What does Luis Cervantes tell Demetrio Macias that Macias does not yet understand?
(a) Macias does not understand his own noble mission.
(b) Macias does not understand the villainy of politicians.
(c) Macias does not understand the cacique system.
(d) Macias does not understand the thrill of battle.

13. What do Demetrio Macias' men plan to do if they outnumber the Federal soldiers?
(a) Die bravely.
(b) Scare them.
(c) Kill them all.
(d) Chase them out of town.

14. What does Luis Cervantes say will be the result of their uprising?
(a) The destruction of their motherland.
(b) The unification of their motherland.
(c) The exaltation of their motherland.
(d) The division of their motherland.

15. What is the name of Demetrio Macias' rancho?
(a) Palomo.
(b) Limon.
(c) Dovecote.
(d) Rancho Grande.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Demetrio Macias plan to learn Luis Cervantes' true intentions?

2. Where did the Federal lieutenant meet Demetrio Macias?

3. What do Demetrio Macias' men do when they find Serapio and Antonio, who were thought to be lost, hanged?

4. What do the rebels take from the soldiers?

5. What does the federal colonel do to punish Luis Cervantes when he finds him asleep?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 593 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample