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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. Why does Senora Remigia have little food for Demetrio Macias' men?

2. How did his men make a stretcher for the wounded Demetrio Macias?

3. Who helps Luis Cervantes to eat and cleans his wounded leg?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the character of Demetrio Macias' wife.

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

5. Why does Demetrio Macias order Quail to steal a priest's cassock?

6. What kindness from a village girl impresses Demetrio Macias?

7. How do the rebels refer to each other?

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

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

10. Why does Demetrio Macias hate Don Monico?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the personalities of the two main female characters, War Paint and Camila, in this story. How are they like one another? How are they different?

Essay Topic 2

Very near the end of the story, a "poet" named Valderrama appears mysteriously and then disappears. In your essay, discuss this literary device. What brings Valderrama into the group of rebels? What causes him to leave? What purpose does he serve for the author?

Essay Topic 3

The tone of a story is the author's attitude toward his characters and the situations about which he writes. Discuss the tone of this story. How do you think Azuela felt about the people he wrote about?

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