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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Captain Fellows' wife when he reaches his house?
(a) Sick in bed.
(b) Making dinner.
(c) Doing the laundry.
(d) Out with the chickens.

2. What weakness does the priest have causes him more difficulty?
(a) He is a kleptomaniac.
(b) He is an alcoholic.
(c) He is addicted to sex.
(d) He is vain about his appearance.

3. Why does Coral tell her father she would not allow the lieutenant to search the place?
(a) She tells him that she did not trust the lieutenant.
(b) She tells him they had no right to do it.
(c) She tells him she wanted to make the lieutenant angry.
(d) She tells him she had forgotten to hide the last batch of whisky.

4. What does Captain Fellows learn about the policeman?
(a) That he has a warrant for the captain's arrest.
(b) That he comes from Oaxaca.
(c) That he is a lieutenant.
(d) That he is looking for land to buy.

5. Where do they think the priest may have gone?
(a) Conceptión, the home of his parish, or Carmen where he was born.
(b) Across the border into Texas.
(c) Vera Cruz or Tampico.
(d) To Mexico City where he would be difficult to find.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Captain Fellows goes to the barn to find the priest, what does he say?

2. How does the boy's father explain to his son the need to tell the stories?

3. What prompts Mr. Trench to invite the stranger to his house?

4. What is the story about that a mother tells her children?

5. What does Father José fear if he says a prayer at the graveside?

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