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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is burned at the foot of the Virgin's statue when the Marez family prays the rosary?
(a) Herbs and spices.
(b) Alfalfa springs.
(c) Sweet incense.
(d) Twigs and brush.

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

3. 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 a term of endearment.
(d) La Grande is Ultima's middle name.

4. What is the name of the bridge the Marez family passes while journeying to El Puerto in Chapter 5?
(a) Valle de los Lunas.
(b) Campos.
(c) El Rito.
(d) Santos Estevan.

5. Whose voice does Antonio wake to in Chapter 5?
(a) Antonio's mother.
(b) Pedro.
(c) Ultima.
(d) Theresa.

6. What characteristic does Antonio's father understand about Marez blood?
(a) It is bound to the land.
(b) It grows restless.
(c) It does not clot.
(d) It bleeds red.

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

8. What plant provides the greatest magical power?
(a) Osha cures coughs and colds.
(b) Yerba del manso heals burns, sores and bleeding.
(c) Cactus seeds eliminate bad breath.
(d) Oregano reduces high fever.

9. What is the significance of the chipped plaster on the Virgin's statue?
(a) The chip exposes pure-white plaster representing her freedom from sin.
(b) The plaster is sculpted by a priest.
(c) The chip represents the wounds suffered by Lupito.
(d) The chip represents the tears the Virgen shed when she met the Indian boy.

10. Why does Antonio's mother agree to bring la Grande Ultima into her home?
(a) La Grande Ultima pays to live with the Marez family.
(b) La grande Ultima helped Antonio's mother raise her family when they lived on the llano.
(c) Antonio's mother was told by villagers she must bring la Grande Ultima into her home.
(d) La Grande Ultima is the Marez grandmother.

11. What does Antonio question Ultima about the fate of Luptio?
(a) Antonio asks whether or not Lupito will go to hell.
(b) He asks Ultima if she will take him into town for school next autumn.
(c) He asks Ultima if the men in the town will go to jail.
(d) Antonio wonders if he will be able to go to catechism lessons in church after witnessing aman's murder.

12. What unique feature did the tunas have?
(a) Its sap is tacky and stringy.
(b) Its fuzzy spots made your fingers and tongue itch.
(c) Its leaves leave dye on your hands.
(d) Its thorns leave cuts on your hand.

13. What are Antonio's brothers doing in town?
(a) Going to school.
(b) Working in a factory.
(c) Selling cattle.
(d) Getting into trouble.

14. What did Ultima teach Antonio about the river?
(a) Ultima teaches Antonio how to fish so he could bring food back to his family.
(b) Antonio learns sthe river had medicinal powers.
(c) Ultima teaches Antonio the river is peaceful and shares his soul.
(d) Antonio learns the owl enjoys watching Ultima fish in the river.

15. What will happen to the villagers of Guadalupe if they continue to sin?
(a) Narcisco's garden will die.
(b) The golden carp will die.
(c) The land will sink into the water.
(d) Curandera will curse the village.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, who says to Antonio, "Bless me."

2. Who does Antonio's father believe fuels his mother's desire for Antonio becoming a priest?

3. How often does Antonio see his brothers once they returned from war?

4. Where is Pedro going to take Antonio?

5. What is the one thing every fisherman from Guadalupe has not experienced?

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