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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 do the townspeople gather when Demetrio Macias enters Don Monico's house?
2. What organization does Luis Cervantes advise Venancio to join?
3. What does Demetrio Macias ask Luis Cervantes about the trip to Aguascalientes?
4. What does War Paint advise the kidnapped girl to do as the men leave?
5. What does Luis Cervantes steal from a desk the rebels break into?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Anastasio think they should be able to quit fighting?
2. What is the character of Margarito?
3. What lies do the women in Don Monico's house tell to protect themselves?
4. What dream of Venancio's is quashed by Luis Cervantes?
5. 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?
6. What is the difference between the way Margarito appears to Camila and the way he seems to War Paint?
7. How are the men of the rebel band promoted in military standing?
8. What was the second point of honor that Luis Cervantes loses?
9. How does Demetrio Macias describe his relationships with women?
10. How does Luis Cervantes justify stealing money from the people?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How did Azuela acquire his knowledge about the revolution? Was he a primary or a secondary source of information, and what difference does it make? In your essay, take a position for or against the importance of first-hand knowledge in writing historical fiction.
Essay Topic 2
Palomo, the dove, is a significant symbol in this story, as is the rock that Demetrio Macias throws and then watches as it falls inexorably to the bottom. In your essay, discuss some of the symbols and what they represent.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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