View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Natera say that he has heard abou Demetrio Macias?
(a) Demetrio Macias will soon be a general himself.
(b) Demetrio Macias has met a succession of defeats.
(c) Demetrio Macias cannot be trusted to be loyal.
(d) Demetrio Macias has been thrashing Federal soldiers.

2. How many rifles do Demetrio Macias' men have?
(a) Two hundred.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fifty.

3. Why are there more Federal soldiers in town than Demetrio Macias had anticipated?
(a) They had released the prisoners from jail.
(b) They had telephoned for reinforcements.
(c) They had recruited the villagers.
(d) They had met up with unexpected reinforcements.

4. How does Crispin Robles recruit men to fight with him?
(a) He promises them bonuses.
(b) He ambushes them from the Federal army lines.
(c) He takes them at gunpoint.
(d) He frees them from jail.

5. What does Luis Cervantes say are the most sacred things any man has?
(a) Church and country.
(b) Country and friends.
(c) Family and church.
(d) Family and country.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men are riding with Demetrio Macias?

2. What effect does Camila's speech have on Luis Cervantes?

3. Demetrio Macias says that you find out who your true friends are in __________________.

4. What is the first cure the neighborhood women use for Demetrio Macias' fever?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Quail object to Pancracio killing the Federal officer?

2. What kind of atmosphere is created as the rebels loot bodies of the soldiers they have killed?

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

4. How do the rebels refer to each other?

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

6. Why does Luis Cervantes begin to suspect that he has made another mistake?

7. Why does the villager tell Demetrio Macias that it doesn't matter how many Federal soldiers are in the barracks?

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

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

10. 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?"

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 788 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample