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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 Luis Cervantes steal from a desk the rebels break into?

2. Why are the rebels going to Aguascalientes?

3. What does Demetrio Macias offer to do if Margarito will join him?

4. What does Quail decide to do with the plush curtains they are looting?

5. What does Luis Cervantes offer to Demetrio Macias?

Short Essay Questions

1. What point of honor did Luis Cervantes lose when chastising Demetrio Macias for looting private homes?

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

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

4. What lesson does Demetrio Macias tell Camila he has learned by watching Pifanio, the crippled man?

5. How does Demetrio Macias describe his relationships with women?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think the author's purpose was in writing this story? Does it have relevance to readers almost a century later? If there is a moral to the story, what is it? In your essay, discuss what you believe the author's overarching reason for writing this book would be and whether it is of value today.

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