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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the people in the village leaving to find work in other areas?
(a) Because a new, larger mine is opening up in another city.
(b) Because the Americans shut down the mine.
(c) Because the war is coming to their village.
(d) Because they are sick of working for the Americans.

2. What one item of Colonel Maytorena's clothing does Lupe rescue from being discarded?
(a) His gray coat.
(b) His blue hat.
(c) His black gloves.
(d) His white shirt.

3. What type of land are Don Castro and his companions looking for to start their new community?
(a) Lowlands.
(b) Coastal land.
(c) Land with gold to be mined.
(d) Fertile land.

4. Who is Epitacio?
(a) Dona Margarita's brother-in-law.
(b) Juan Salvador's oldest brother.
(c) Don Castro's uncle.
(d) Luisa's second husband.

5. Who does Don Benito feel that he needs to impress in Chapter 3?
(a) Victoriano.
(b) Colonel Maytorena.
(c) Dona Guadalupe.
(d) Don Manuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the day they are scheduled to blast the location where they located their gold, what does Victoriano forget and have to go back home to retrieve?

2. Who is the mayor's eldest daughter?

3. What year does the Mexican Revolution start?

4. Where is Juan Salvador Villasenor traveling with his family in Chapter 8?

5. Towards the end of Chapter 7, what do the soldiers do in response to the angry crowds they see in the village?

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