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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, A Time of Miracles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which powerful person is killed by Victoriano?
(a) La Liebre.
(b) Colonel Maytorena.
(c) Don Manuel.
(d) Don Tiburcio.

2. Is the strike successful?
(a) Yes, women got paid equal to men.
(b) No, it was not successful.
(c) The story does not mention the outcome of the strike.
(d) Yes, but women got paid less than men.

3. Who is eloping with Maria?
(a) Esabel.
(b) Pedro.
(c) Miguel.
(d) Ramon.

4. Why are Lupe and her sisters refused pay when they are working in the fields?
(a) Because they are poor workers.
(b) Because they damage the produce as they pick them.
(c) Because they argue with the foreman too much.
(d) Because they are women.

5. Why do the Mexican workers work under such horrible conditions?
(a) They were at the mercy of American employers that were having difficulties of their own.
(b) They did not have many options for employment.
(c) All are correct.
(d) They needed work very badly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has convinced Maria that she should elope?

2. What is Don Tiburcio's dying request to his wife?

3. Victoriano is badly beaten after trying to defend what from the bandits?

4. Because of their efforts in starting a strike, what happens to Lupe and her sisters as employees?

5. In Chapter 12, who does the reader learn has fallen in love with Socorro?

(see the answer key)

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