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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, Even God Needs Help.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Don Victor believe it will take his family to gather enough gold to buy their way to the U.S.?
(a) About a year.
(b) Nine months.
(c) Two and a half years.
(d) Two months.

2. When Juan escapes from prison, which state does he eventually end up in?
(a) North Dakota.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Montana.
(d) Iowa.

3. What is in the pack that Don Victor brings on his back upon his return to his family?
(a) A huge bundle of firewood.
(b) Gold and money has has earned.
(c) Ribbons, dried meat, and other gifts.
(d) A large dead deer.

4. What does Lupe find near the altar that she has made for Colonel Maytorena?
(a) A small clump of gold ore.
(b) A small fawn.
(c) A letter from the Colonel.
(d) A rifle.

5. Why does Juan Salvador distract the foreman of a farm as his family is passing it?
(a) So that his family can steal corn.
(b) So that his family can sneak into the barn to take a nap.
(c) Because he is a troublemaker.
(d) So that his family can cut through the field as a shortcut.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Juan agree to confess to a murder he did not commit?

2. What is the name of the mine where Juan and Epitacio work in Arizona?

3. What special gift has Don Victor brought for Sophia to wear in her wedding?

4. Why does Socorro throw out all of her husband's clothing?

5. What favor does Senora Munoz ask of Lupe at school one day?

(see the answer key)

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