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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. What does Luis Cervantes hear on his first fighting encounter with the rebels?
(a) "One for all and all for one!"
(b) "Every man for himself!"
(c) "Death to the infidels!"
(d) "For God and country!"

2. What moves Luis Cervantes to change sides in the conflict?
(a) The suffering of the dispossessed.
(b) The hope of fighting on the winning side.
(c) The chance for the respect of the people.
(d) The chance to get loot.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Palomo the Dove?

4. How long has Luis Cervantes been fighting with the rebels?

5. Who recognizes Luis Cervantes from his days with the Federal army?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Luis Cervantes insist that the band should do when he learns that Huerta is preparing a final defense in Zacatecas?

2. 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?"

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

4. Describe the character of Demetrio Macias' wife.

5. Why does Demetrio Macias hate Don Monico?

6. How does Luis Cervantes react when Camila tells him that Demetrio Macias has been flirting with her?

7. Why does Demetrio Macias order Quail to steal a priest's cassock?

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

9. How is Luis Cervantes greeted when he first comes to the rebel camp?

10. Why is Luis Cervantes annoyed by Camila?

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