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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, The Crying Tree.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has the mine been named?
(a) Plata del Mundo.
(b) El Rio Urique.
(c) La Lluvia de Oro.
(d) El Camino Real.

2. Where is Juan Salvador Villasenor traveling with his family in Chapter 8?
(a) El Paso.
(b) Los Feliz.
(c) Albuquerque.
(d) Tijuana.

3. What is Colonel Maytorena's job while in Lupe's town?
(a) He is stationed to oversee the military presence in the valley.
(b) He is there to become the next mayor of the town.
(c) He is in charge of building a road out of the valley.
(d) He is in charge of the mine for the American company.

4. How is the time of day described when Socorro is giving birth?
(a) The rain is storming outside.
(b) The sun is blazing in the sky.
(c) There is a full moon.
(d) It is a dark night with no moon or stars for light.

5. Who does the second owner sell the mine to?
(a) A large American mining company.
(b) Espirito's grandchildren.
(c) The Mexican Federales.
(d) A British oil company.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Don Castro set out from when leaving to start a new community?

2. What does Leonides do to the little Indian girl who runs at him from a burning house?

3. How do Dona Guadalupe and her children make money?

4. Why are the train passengers put off the train and forced to camp while the train leaves?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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