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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Quail's response to learning of the great defeat?
(a) Now it's every man for himself.
(b) Now we are doomed.
(c) Now we are heroes.
(d) Now we are martyrs.

2. Where is Luis Cervantes after the war?
(a) Zacatecas.
(b) Aguascalientes.
(c) El Paso, Texas.
(d) The Sierra.

3. What have they spent their money on?
(a) Whiskey and women.
(b) Food and clothing.
(c) Weapons and ammunition.
(d) Advances and bonuses.

4. Why are the rebels going to Aguascalientes?
(a) To meet with the rebel generals.
(b) To meet with the federal generals.
(c) To take a vacation from the fighting.
(d) To vote for the provisional president.

5. How do the rebels entertain themselves in the afternoon?
(a) Races.
(b) Cockfights.
(c) Telling war stories.
(d) Shooting contests.

6. Who takes Luis Cervantes' girlfriend for the night?
(a) Anastasio.
(b) Margarito.
(c) Demetrio Macias.
(d) Luis Cervantes.

7. Who does War Paint say is the only person who can kill her?
(a) Margarito.
(b) Demetrio Macias.
(c) Luis Cervantes.
(d) Camila.

8. What does Demetrio Macias take from the desk the rebels break into?
(a) A jeweled letter opener.
(b) A typewriter.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) A small box of diamonds.

9. What does Demetrio Macias order his men to do when they enter the Sierra?
(a) Capture anyone who is trying to hide from them.
(b) Take the supplies of those who are trying to hide from them.
(c) Burn the homes of those who are trying to hide from them.
(d) Shoot anyone who is trying to hide from them.

10. What does War Paint do when no one defends her?
(a) She kills Margarito.
(b) She kills Luis Cervantes.
(c) She kills Camila.
(d) She kills Demetrio Macias.

11. What is Valderrama's response to learning of the great defeat?
(a) He hates the revolution and doesn't care who lives or dies.
(b) His loyalty is to the men of the Sierra, not the government.
(c) He loves the revolution and doesn't care who lives or dies.
(d) His loyalty is to Demetrio Macias, not the government.

12. Where does Demetrio Macias receive orders to go from Tepatitlan?
(a) The Sierra.
(b) Aguascalientes.
(c) Zacatecas.
(d) The capital.

13. What is Demetrio Macias unable to remember?
(a) How long he has been away.
(b) His son's face.
(c) His wife's face.
(d) The way home to his rancho.

14. Demetrio Macias says he dreams of ______________.
(a) His wife.
(b) Camila.
(c) War Paint.
(d) His children.

15. With what does War Paint threaten Camila?
(a) She will gossip about Camila.
(b) She will be her enemy if Camila gossips about Margarito.
(c) She will take Demetrio Macias from Camila.
(d) She will give Camila to Margarito.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luis Cervantes advise Venancio to do?

2. In the song Demetrio Macias sings over and over again, why does his assailant stab him?

3. Who fights over Margarito's treatment of the villager?

4. How does Margarito express his suicidal wish?

5. What does Anastasio wonder about now that the Federal soldiers have been defeated?

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