1. How far away is the Yankee when the priest sends the guide and mules back?
(a) About one hour away.
(b) Just on the outskirts.
(c) A day's travel on foot.
(d) Just down the hill.

2. What does the mestizo tell the priest?
(a) That he needs a guide to help him get to Carmen.
(b) That he wants to get to know him better.
(c) That he wants the priest to help him catch the American.
(d) That he is going to Carmen, too, and suggests that they go together.

3. What is the priest's reply when the lieutenant then says he will be a martyr?
(a) What good is being a martyr when you have to die to be one?
(b) Martyrs are a peso a dozen, but people need live priests.
(c) Without the Church, the people will not remember the martyrs.
(d) The priest says he cannot be a martyr, not after the life he has led.

4. What does Father José fear if he says a prayer at the graveside?
(a) The authroities will put him in jail for blasphemy.
(b) His police protection will be taken away if he performs a religious act.
(c) He will be mocked by the lieutenant for practicing a religion he renounced.
(d) He will get in trouble, lose his pension or even be killed for practicing his religion, which he has renounced.

5. Later, in another village, what does an old man request of the priest?
(a) He asks the priest to hurry and leave.
(b) He asks the priest to say mass and hear confessions.
(c) He asks the priest to share his wine.
(d) He asks the priest to renounce his faith and surrender.