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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. Who fights over Margarito's treatment of the villager?

2. What does Demetrio Macias ask Luis Cervantes about the trip to Aguascalientes?

3. What does the poor villager complain that Demetrio Macias' men have done to him?

4. Whom does War Paint turn to for defense?

5. Where had the two old friends originally become acquainted?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Anastasio think the kind of fighting they did when they killed the priest is worth it?

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

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

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. What is the difference between the way Margarito appears to Camila and the way he seems to War Paint?

6. What does Margarito say happens to Luis Cervantes' girlfriends?

7. Why does Anastasio think they should be able to quit fighting?

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

9. What dream of Venancio's is quashed by Luis Cervantes?

10. How are the men of the rebel band promoted in military standing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The character of Luis Cervantes is greatly changed during the course of the story. Using quotations and events from the book, show how he was when he joined the rebels and what changes had taken place in him by the end of the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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."

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