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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. Where do the rebels sleep in Tepatitlan?

2. Why have Demetrio Macias' friends prepared a banquet in his honor?

3. What does Camila ask Demetrio Macias for permission to do when the rebels leave?

4. Why does Pancracio shoot the sacristan of the church in the village?

5. What is Demetrio Macias unable to remember?

Short Essay Questions

1. What persuades Demetrio Macias' men that the deserters they encounter are telling the truth about Villa's defeat?

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

3. What does War Paint tell Camila that makes the younger girl cry?

4. What lies do the women in Don Monico's house tell to protect themselves?

5. What was the second point of honor that Luis Cervantes loses?

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

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

8. Why do the rebels feel justified in stealing goods from private homes and people?

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

10. Why doesn't War Paint's plan to rescue Camila from Demetrio Macias succeed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Margarito's self-hatred explodes when he shoots his own image in the mirror, and then later when he actually commits suicide. Are there other instances of foreshadowing in this story, when the conclusion of events is presaged by a symbolic or similar event? In your essay, show examples of foreshadowing in the plot of this story.

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