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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occupation was Antonio's father before marrying his mother?
(a) Rancheros.
(b) Vaquero.
(c) Tejanos.
(d) Curandera.

2. Why are Deborah and Theresa happy that Ultima came to live with them?
(a) Ultima took the girls into town.
(b) Deborah and Theresa were going to catechism class.
(c) Ultima does many of their household chores.
(d) Deborah and Theresa were going to Mass.

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

4. What is the significant feature of Marez blood?
(a) Marez blood bleeds blue, the color of la Virgen de Guadalupe.
(b) Marez blood flows backwards like the River of the Carp.
(c) Marez blood saturates the earth like a thunderstorm.
(d) Marez blood is wild like ocean waves.

5. What makes Antonio sick to his stomach in Chapter 1?
(a) Antonio thinks of leaving his mother to go to school.
(b) Antionio sees Jason talking to the Indian in the old cave.
(c) Antonio has an awful dream.
(d) Antonio has to throw fresh alfalfa in the rabbits' pen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lupito kill the town sheriff?

2. Why does the Marez family refer to Ultima as la Grande?

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

4. What answer does Ultima give Antonio when he asks how his father can take communion after witnessing a man's death?

5. What did Ultima teach Antonio about the river?

(see the answer key)

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