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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 Luis Cervantes recommend stopping in Aguascalientes?
(a) They are running out of money.
(b) They need to bathe and get haircuts.
(c) They need to tend to their wounded.
(d) They need to rest.

2. Why are Quail and Lard pleased after their skirmish in Jalisco?
(a) They have a lot of loot.
(b) They were given a parade.
(c) They have been treated like heroes.
(d) They did a lot of fighting.

3. What does Demetrio Macias ask Luis Cervantes about the trip to Aguascalientes?
(a) He asks whether they are going there.
(b) He asks why they are going there.
(c) He asks when they are going there.
(d) He asks how they are going there.

4. How does Anastasio tell the time?
(a) By his stolen watch.
(b) By the location of the stars in the Big Dipper.
(c) By gauging the light.
(d) By asking War Paint.

5. Why are the rebels going to Aguascalientes?
(a) To take a vacation from the fighting.
(b) To meet with the federal generals.
(c) To vote for the provisional president.
(d) To meet with the rebel generals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the rebels sleep in Tepatitlan?

2. Who intervenes on behalf of the villager?

3. What does Venancio hope to do after the war?

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

5. What does Anastasio wonder about now that the Federal soldiers have been defeated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What persuades Demetrio Macias' men that the deserters they encounter are telling the truth about Villa's defeat?

2. What happened to Pancracio, Lard, and Margarito after Luis Cervantes left Mexico?

3. Why does Anastasio think they should be able to quit fighting?

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

5. Why is the crowd of villagers surprised at Demetrio Macias' behavior at Don Monico's house?

6. What does Margarito say happens to Luis Cervantes' girlfriends?

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

8. What dream of Venancio's is quashed by Luis Cervantes?

9. What was the second point of honor that Luis Cervantes loses?

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

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