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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Demetrio Macias decide not to take a village girl with him?
(a) He doesn't want to leave dark memories.
(b) He wants to be true to his wife.
(c) He doesn't want to frighten Camila.
(d) He doesn't want to have to bring her back.

2. What does Luis Cervantes try to persuade Demetrio Macias to do before attacking a village?
(a) Find out when the Federal soldiers were there last.
(b) Find a guide.
(c) Learn what side the people are on.
(d) Find a spy.

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

4. Who kills the leader of the Federal soldiers?
(a) Pancracio.
(b) Demetrio Macias.
(c) Luis Cervantes.
(d) Anastasio.

5. Why had Don Monico come to arrest Demetrio Macias?
(a) Demetrio Macias was a witness to a murder.
(b) Demetrio Macias killed Felipe Diaz.
(c) Demetrio Macias was a Maderista.
(d) Demetrio Macias killed a man in a bar fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Venancio want to do when the war is over?

2. What moves Luis Cervantes to change sides in the conflict?

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

4. What unanswerable question does Demetrio Macias ask Luis Cervantes?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the shooting of the dog named "Palomo, the dove," symbolize?

2. Describe the leader of the Federal soldiers.

3. How do the rebels refer to their opponents and why?

4. Describe the character of Demetrio Macias' wife.

5. Why does Luis Cervantes say he has come to join Demetrio Macias?

6. How did Luis Cervantes change his allegiance from the Federal army?

7. Why does Demetrio Macias not want to take any of the women he admires into the towns they visit?

8. What does Luis Cervantes try to persuade Demetrio Macias to do as they approach the town where they are planning to attack the Federal soldiers?

9. How does Luis Cervantes try to persuade Camila to go with Demetrio Macias?

10. Who are Serapio and Antonio?

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