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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Luis Cervantes been fighting with the rebels?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two weeks.

2. Whom does Demetrio Macias miss at the dance?
(a) Anastasio.
(b) His wife.
(c) Luis Cervantes.
(d) Camila.

3. What do the marauders do to Demetrio Macias?
(a) Shoot him.
(b) Steal his money.
(c) Burn down his house.
(d) Rape his wife.

4. To whom does the young carpenter who has been conscripted into the army pray?
(a) The Virgin of Guadalupe.
(b) His sainted mother.
(c) God.
(d) Jesus Christ.

5. What does Luis Cervantes say Natera and Demetrio Macias will bring to their country?
(a) Nothing but shame.
(b) Nothing but glory.
(c) Nothing but freedom.
(d) Nothing but optimism.

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

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

8. What does Pancracio do to Luis Cervantes when he approaches the camp?
(a) Grabs him from behind.
(b) Ties his hands together.
(c) Shoots him in the foot.
(d) Stabs him in the back.

9. What is Luis Cervantes' profession?
(a) Journalist and novelist.
(b) Journalist and medical student.
(c) Poet and novelist.
(d) Medical student and novelist.

10. What does the news from the capital say about Huerta?
(a) He has vowed to fight to the death.
(b) He has surrundered.
(c) He has regained control of the capital.
(d) His family is fleeing the country.

11. What did the rebels make hand grenades with?
(a) Gunpowder and firecrackers.
(b) Iron pipes and brass knobs.
(c) Caps and rocks.
(d) Gasoline and rags.

12. According to Demetrio Macias, who defeated all the federal soldiers in town with just a half dozen men?
(a) Emiliano Zapata.
(b) Julian Medina.
(c) Demetrio Macias.
(d) Pancho Villa.

13. What does Anastasio give the villager?
(a) Hand grenades.
(b) A rifle.
(c) Money.
(d) A secret signal.

14. How does Luis Cervantes believe Madero rewarded the peasants who helped him gain power?
(a) He paid them pensions.
(b) He gave them posts in the army.
(c) He gave them worthless bonuses.
(d) He sent them home.

15. What do the rebels take from the soldiers?
(a) Their watches.
(b) Their uniforms.
(c) Their clothes.
(d) Their money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Camila's mother do to drive out the evil spirits that are making the girl sad?

2. What effect does Senora Remigia's cure have on Demetrio Macias?

3. What does Luis Cervantes begin to suspect about the revolutionaries?

4. What profession gives Venancio his medical knowledge?

5. What advantage do Anastasio and Demetrio Macias believe Luis Cervantes possesses?

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