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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 have Demetrio Macias' friends prepared a banquet in his honor?
2. What does War Paint advise the kidnapped girl to do as the men leave?
3. Why does War Paint leave the celebratory banquet?
4. What does Demetrio Macias ask Luis Cervantes about the trip to Aguascalientes?
5. What does Luis Cervantes present to Demetrio Macias at the banquet?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do the rebels feel justified in stealing goods from private homes and people?
2. How are the men of the rebel band promoted in military standing?
3. What lies do the women in Don Monico's house tell to protect themselves?
4. Why do the members of Demetrio Macias' staff all smile in a sinister way when he tells them they are stopping to have lunch with his old friend Don Monico?
5. Why does Anastasio think the kind of fighting they did when they killed the priest is worth it?
6. What persuades Demetrio Macias' men that the deserters they encounter are telling the truth about Villa's defeat?
7. What did Demetrio Macias think about on the last night of his life?
8. What does Luis Cervantes suggest that they do with their stolen money?
9. Why is Demetrio Macias demoralized by their attempt to fight the Orozquistas?
10. What painful memory crosses Demetrio Macias' mind as Don Monico pleads for mercy for his wife and children?
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
Discuss the translator's use of diction in this story. In attempting to recreate a casual form of Spanish, the translator has written in a dialect that includes many contractions and shortened forms of words. Use examples in your essay as you discuss the following question: Is this successful in making the characters sound like uneducated country people? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
The cover photo is a commentary in itself. What does the photo tell us about the person being photographed? About the nature of the story? About the revolution? Having read the story, does the significance of the photo seem greater to you? Why or why not?
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