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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 premonition does Demetrio Macias have?
(a) "Something's going to happen to me."
(b) "Mexico will rise like the sun."
(c) "Someone's going to kill me."
(d) "The Federals will capture me."

2. What organization does Luis Cervantes advise Venancio to join?
(a) The Mexican army.
(b) The American army.
(c) The Salvation Army.
(d) The National Guard.

3. What does the poor villager complain that Demetrio Macias' men have done to him?
(a) Burned down his house.
(b) Taken all his flour.
(c) Killed all his animals.
(d) Taken all his corn.

4. Why is Luis Cervantes negotiating with Quail?
(a) He wants Quail to steal goods for him.
(b) He wants to buy his stolen loot.
(c) He wants Quail to hide his stolen goods for him.
(d) He wants to sell his stolen loot.

5. What does Margarito claim he has trained his prisoner to do?
(a) Face death without fear.
(b) Survive without water.
(c) Survive without eating.
(d) Walk without shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luis Cervantes advise Venancio to do?

2. Who does War Paint say is the only person who can kill her?

3. What act of Margarito's does Luis Cervantes say was his most noble?

4. What surprising news do the captured men give Demetrio Macias?

5. Who refuses Luis Cervantes' offer of help?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Luis Cervantes justify stealing money from the people?

2. What does Luis Cervantes suggest that they do with their stolen money?

3. How does War Paint try to help Camila and the young girl Luis Cervantes claims as a girlfriend?

4. What painful memory crosses Demetrio Macias' mind as Don Monico pleads for mercy for his wife and children?

5. Why does the poet Valderrama disappear from Demetrio Macias' group?

6. What did Demetrio Macias think about on the last night of his life?

7. Why is Demetrio Macias demoralized by their attempt to fight the Orozquistas?

8. What attitude does War Paint take toward Camila when Luis Cervantes brings her to camp for Demetrio Macias?

9. How are the men of the rebel band promoted in military standing?

10. Why do the rebels feel justified in stealing goods from private homes and people?

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