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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the sun represent?
(a) The soul of the owl.
(b) The Luna men.
(c) The men of llano.
(d) The residents of Guadalupe.

2. What does the owl do when Antonio and Ultima walk together along the river?
(a) The owl warns that the Antonio and Ultima should return to the Marez home.
(b) The owl warns that peaceful times were ending.
(c) The owl hoots that fish are swelling in the river stream.
(d) The owl flew west toward California.

3. Who comforts Antonio when he awakes from his dream of his mother crying for the return of her sons.
(a) Ultima.
(b) Antonio's father.
(c) Antonio's mother.
(d) Deborah.

4. What is the significance of the color black the women wore in Chapter 3?
(a) Black represents the number of children in your family.
(b) Black represents the particular parish one attended Mass.
(c) Black represents the color of mourning for sons lost in the war.
(d) Black represents the day of the week.

5. Why does the Marez family refer to Ultima as la Grande?
(a) La Grande refers to the part of the country which Ultima was born.
(b) It is a nickname.
(c) La Grande is Ultima's middle name.
(d) La Grande is a term of endearment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Deborah and Theresa happy that Ultima came to live with them?

2. What trade or occupation does Antonio's mother's family come from?

3. Who does Antonio see in his dream in Chapter 2?

4. What unique feature did the tunas have?

5. Where doesLupito hide from his pursuers?

(see the answer key)

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