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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. How does Luis Cervantes come to feel about the rebel cause after his experience with the federal army?
(a) The rebel cause is pure justice.
(b) The rebel cause comes from misunderstanding.
(c) The rebel cause is evil.
(d) The rebel cause is doomed.

2. 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.

3. How did Demetrio Macias get the drop on the Federal soldiers?
(a) He broke a hole through the wall around them.
(b) He forced the villager to guide him to their hideout.
(c) He sneaked up behind them onto the church tower.
(d) He hid behind the horses in the corral.

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

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 killed a man in a bar fight.
(d) Demetrio Macias was a Maderista.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Luis Cervantes' profession?

2. How did his men make a stretcher for the wounded Demetrio Macias?

3. How many battles has the leader of the Federal soldiers fought?

4. What does Camila do that wins the affection of Demetrio Macias?

5. What does Camila call Demetrio Macias?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were Demetrio Macias and his men able to get the drop on the Federal soldiers in the barracks?

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

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

4. What kindness from a village girl impresses Demetrio Macias?

5. Why does Luis Cervantes think that Demetrio Macias has run into the hills?

6. How did General Natera react to Demetrio Macias' arrival in Zacatecas?

7. The author uses the words "gold" or "golden" several times in his description of the Sierra. What symbolism might there be in calling the calf they are preparing to eat "golden?"

8. Who are Serapio and Antonio?

9. How does Camila expect Luis Cervantes to react when she tells him that Demetrio Macias has been flirting with her?

10. What had offended Luis Cervantes during his time with the Federal army?

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