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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Antonio prefer his uncle Pedro instead of his other uncles?
(a) He is the youngest in the family like Antonio.
(b) He sounds like Antonio when he sings at Mass.
(c) He resembles Antonio in looks.
(d) He is the easiest uncle to understand.

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

4. Who tells Antonio the war is over?
(a) Miss Maestas.
(b) Antonio's mother.
(c) Prudencio.
(d) Ultima.

5. What is the fear of the church?
(a) The moon would not pass from east to west.
(b) The faithful would not pray the rosary.
(c) The faithful would idol the golden carp.
(d) Faith would be placed in the powers of la curandera.

6. Who gave Ultima her powers?
(a) El Hombre Volador.
(b) Manuelito.
(c) Prudencio.
(d) Las Pasturas.

7. What is the relationship between Horse, Abel and Vitamin Kid?
(a) They befriend Antonio.
(b) They witness Lupito's murder on the bridge.
(c) They know Antonio's brothers.
(d) They wear black when attending Mass on Sundays.

8. What happens to Antonio at the end of the school year?
(a) He learns to speak English.
(b) He learns to write in Spanish.
(c) He learns to draw using a chief tablet.
(d) He passes from first to third grade.

9. Where is Pedro going to take Antonio?
(a) Apple orchard.
(b) El Puerto.
(c) River of the Carp.
(d) Guadalupe.

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

11. How does Horse gain his nickname?
(a) His legs are shaped like a horse.
(b) He runs as fast as a horse.
(c) He always rides a horse into town.
(d) He stomps on the ground like a horse.

12. During Antonio's dream in Chapter 7, what do his brothers see in their travels both east and west?
(a) Land of milk and honey.
(b) Llano.
(c) California.
(d) Land of the golden carp.

13. What does Antonio question after he sees the golden carp?
(a) The golden carp is Lupito.
(b) Cico is the son of the golden carp.
(c) The power of God fails when Ultima's power prevails.
(d) The golden carp is the real God.

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

15. What does Antonio's father give each brother upon their arrival home?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Plate of food.
(c) Abrazo.
(d) Rosary.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Antonio's father not like priests?

3. What is the relationship between the owl and la Virgen de Guadalupe?

4. What did Manuelito try to do?

5. Who do Antonio's uncles communicate with?

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