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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the poor Mexicans think highly of Colonel Maytorena?
(a) Because he is fighting on the side of the revolution.
(b) He is here to bring salvation to the small village.
(c) He is an old war hero and is revered across the valley.
(d) He stood up to the American miners to make their working conditions better.

2. Why has Al come from Italy to the United States?
(a) To oversee the making of fine liquor.
(b) For religious freedom.
(c) To join the family restaurant.
(d) To join the mob in America.

3. Why is Juan trying to sell firewood?
(a) He wants to be a small business owner.
(b) Because his father used to sell firewood as well.
(c) Because he likes selling firewood.
(d) Because without money the family will starve.

4. What does Juan use to bundle up the firewood he has collected?
(a) His belt.
(b) A long palm leaf.
(c) A small string.
(d) Dried out long grass.

5. What does the midwife say about the pain tolerance of men?
(a) That men cannot stand pain as women can.
(b) That men have a much higher pain tolerance then women.
(c) That men feel no pain whatsoever.
(d) That the only pain men feel is the pain of love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dona Margarita decide to go in order to find her son Domingo?

2. What is the name of Juan Salvador's youngest brother?

3. Which of his daughters accompanies Don Victor back to the lowlands?

4. What does Don Victor tell Lupe that makes her resent him?

5. How old is Juan when he is sent to prison?

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