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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did Antonio's mother want his father to buy land?
(a) Along the river.
(b) Llano Estacado.
(c) Mexico.
(d) El Puerto.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Antonio and his family see when they pass Rosie's house?

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

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

4. Which brother suffers from war sickness?

5. Where did Antonio's father get his education?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the adventure Cico and Antonio set out for in Chapter 11.

2. What is the significance of Ash Wednesday and Lent to Catholics?

3. What is Antonio's father's dream now that his sons have returned home from war?

4. What does Leon appear to be suffering from?

5. What are Antonio's brother's reaction to the war?

6. What is the allure of Narcisco's garden?

7. What is the significance of black and white colors on Antonio's First Communion?

8. In Chapter 15, what does Antonio's father reminisce about happier times with his sons?

9. Describe the events surrounding the curse of Lucas.

10. What was the significance of Blue Lake for Tony?

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