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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Antonio lives at home with his parents and two sisters. Where are his three brothers?
(a) Working in a factory in Las Pasturas.
(b) Working for Benito Campos.
(c) Farming in Guadalupe.
(d) Fighting in the war.

2. In Chapter 2, who says to Antonio, "Bless me."
(a) Antonio's father.
(b) Narciso.
(c) Lupito.
(d) Chavez.

3. Why is Antonio's father angry with his mother after he spends nights drinking with his friends?
(a) He feels Maria has forced him to stay close to the land.
(b) He feels Maria will force Antonio to become a priest.
(c) He feels Maria will tell Ultima he witnessed Lupito's death.
(d) He feels Maria will force home to go to Mass.

4. What does Antonio believe will happen to the men on the bridge?
(a) He believes because they have murdered another man, they will be doomed to hell.
(b) Antonio believes Lupito's family will murder them.
(c) Antonio believes they will suffer images of Lupito's death.
(d) He believes they will drown in the river's water.

5. What is the relationship between the owl and la Virgen de Guadalupe?
(a) The owl represents Ultima's sorcery over la Virgen de Guadalupe.
(b) Antonio dreams the owl lifts la Virgen de Guadalupe to fly her to heaven.
(c) La Virgen de Guadalupe will destroy the owl.
(d) The owl takes all of la Virgen de Guadalupe babies up to heaven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Marez family do at the end of supper?

2. What does Ultima understand to be Antonio's dilemma in Chapter 4?

3. How does Horse gain his nickname?

4. What is the significance of the color black the women wore in Chapter 3?

5. Who tells the story of Ultima arriving at the Marez home?

(see the answer key)

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