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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. What does Demetrio Macias hope to do when the war is over?
2. What does Luis Cervantes say will be the result of their uprising?
3. What effect does Senora Remigia's cure have on Demetrio Macias?
4. How did Demetrio Macias get the drop on the Federal soldiers?
5. What is the name of Demetrio Macias' rancho?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Luis Cervantes think that Demetrio Macias has run into the hills?
2. What does the shooting of the dog named "Palomo, the dove," symbolize?
3. What does Luis Cervantes insist that the band should do when he learns that Huerta is preparing a final defense in Zacatecas?
4. 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?"
5. Describe the character of Demetrio Macias' wife.
6. How does Camila expect Luis Cervantes to react when she tells him that Demetrio Macias has been flirting with her?
7. How does Crispin Robles recruit men to fight for the cause?
8. Why does Demetrio Macias hate Don Monico?
9. Why does Luis Cervantes say he has come to join Demetrio Macias?
10. Why does Demetrio Macias not want to take any of the women he admires into the towns they visit?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the status of women in this cultural setting. In what ways are they powerful? In what ways are they powerless? Use examples from the story to support your position.
Essay Topic 2
Using the information given in the foreword, write an essay explaining the progress of the revolution. What happened after the defeat of Huerta? Where does this story fit into the time line of the revolution? How much time is covered during this story?
Essay Topic 3
What role does drinking alcohol play in this story? Are the characters different when they are drinking than when they are not? Using examples from the book, discuss the effect of alcohol on the characters and on the outcome of events.
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