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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Archie want in return for helping Juan to start over with a new life and new name?
(a) Juan to become the new manager at his gambling hall.
(b) Twenty percent of all the money Juan earns gambling.
(c) Five barrels of whiskey a month.
(d) A new car.

2. How many men start the new community with Don Castro?
(a) 45 men.
(b) 48 men.
(c) 52 men.
(d) 50 men.

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

4. What does Don Victor give to Don Manuel to help him through the wedding ceremony?
(a) A tamale.
(b) A glass of wine.
(c) A glass of Tequila.
(d) Some bread and fish.

5. Why does Socorro throw out all of her husband's clothing?
(a) She recognizes that she should donate them to others.
(b) She needs to move and cannot take them all with her.
(c) She is going to buy him all new clothes for his return.
(d) She is angry and wants to say good-bye to him forever.

Short Answer 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.?

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

3. How many babies does Socorro give birth to?

4. What does the midwife say about the pain tolerance of men?

5. When the Gomez family arrives in California, what do they learn about their daughter Sophia?

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