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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feeling does Tony have after his brothers head toward town in Chapter 8?
(a) Angry.
(b) Lost.
(c) Curious.
(d) Jubilant.

2. What is the significant characteristic of Luna blood?
(a) Luna blood does not clot because no plant could take root.
(b) Luna blood seeps into the earth under the magical sky with a million stars.
(c) Luna blood runs thick so that plants can take root in the earth.
(d) Luna blood is quiet so that it can listen to the secrets of the earth necessary for planting.

3. What happened to Pedro's family?
(a) His wife died and he had no children.
(b) He never married.
(c) His wife left him and she took his children.
(d) His wife and children died in a tragic accident.

4. What answer does Ultima give Antonio when he asks how his father can take communion after witnessing a man's death?
(a) Men of the llano would not take the life of another llano without just cause.
(b) All Marez men can take communion under any circumstance.
(c) Antonio's father has taken catechism class.
(d) Men of the llano take communion after going to penance.

5. What future does Antonio's mother believe an education will provide Antonio?
(a) Becoming a government official.
(b) Becoming a scholarly priest.
(c) Becoming a landowner.
(d) Becoming a businessman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the significant feature of Marez blood?

2. What does Antonio question Ultima about the fate of Luptio?

3. Where doesLupito hide from his pursuers?

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

5. Why does Antonio prefer his uncle Pedro instead of his other uncles?

(see the answer key)

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