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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 is Luis Cervantes negotiating with Quail?

2. What do the rebels take from Don Monico's house?

3. What act of Margarito's does Luis Cervantes say was his most noble?

4. What does Luis Cervantes steal from a desk the rebels break into?

5. What does Margarito think could kill him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does the poet Valderrama disappear from Demetrio Macias' group?

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

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

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

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

9. What did Demetrio Macias think about on the last night of his life?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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."

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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