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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Luis Cervantes' profession?

3. What is the cure that Senora Remigia brings to Demetrio Macias?

4. What does Camila want Luis Cervantes to teach her?

5. Why doesn't Camila want to go with Demetrio Macias?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Alberto Solis surprised to see Luis Cervantes in Zacatecas?

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

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

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

9. Why does Demetrio Macias hate Don Monico?

10. How does Crispin Robles recruit men to fight for the cause?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways do the rebels become increasingly like those they are fighting against? Consider such statements as "No more dandies. We're the dandies now," and "Cacique Demetrio Macias."

Essay Topic 2

Palomo, the dove, is a significant symbol in this story, as is the rock that Demetrio Macias throws and then watches as it falls inexorably to the bottom. In your essay, discuss some of the symbols and what they represent.

Essay Topic 3

This book is notable for the amount of information given in the foreword, introduction, chronology of the revolution, chronology of Azuela's life, and notes at the end. In your essay, discuss the importance of this supplemental information. Why was so much included? What help does it provide a reader?

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