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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why does the first owner sell the spring?
(a) The war makes it too dangerous.
(b) He does not sell it. It is stolen.
(c) He has to move back to his home country.
(d) The nuggets are depleted.
2. What Indian tribe is Leonides Camargo fighting against?
(a) Puebla.
(b) Oaxaca.
(c) Zapotec.
(d) Yakuis.
3. Which powerful person is killed by Victoriano?
(a) Colonel Maytorena.
(b) Don Tiburcio.
(c) La Liebre.
(d) Don Manuel.
4. Who has convinced Maria that she should elope?
(a) Her lover.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her best friend.
(d) Her sister.
5. What horrible thing has happened to Juan's sister Emilia?
(a) She was raped by soldiers.
(b) She was run over by a horse.
(c) She was sick with fever.
(d) She lost her voice forever.
6. What weapon does Dona Guadalupe give to her son after she frees him from being hanged?
(a) A heavy hatchet.
(b) A large dagger.
(c) A bow and arrow.
(d) An old pistol.
7. What is the name of the young man who is hired by Don Benito to help move rocks and earth from the gold find?
(a) Ramon.
(b) Jose.
(c) Roderigo.
(d) Jorge.
8. Where does Guadalupe work when her husband leaves her?
(a) A rich family's house.
(b) The local mine.
(c) A vegetable shop in town.
(d) A small army hospital.
9. Why is Victoriano looking through the discarded ore for gold?
(a) He is trying to get enough gold to make a ring.
(b) His mother needs help paying the bills.
(c) He wants to be a successful businessman.
(d) He is deliberately trying to anger the Americans.
10. As Juan heads back to Juarez, how does the city look?
(a) The city looks as though there is a celebration happening.
(b) The city looks beautiful and colorful.
(c) The city looks dark and lifeless.
(d) The city looks like it is burning.
11. Who makes fun of Lupe in front of the whole class on her first day at school?
(a) Rose-Mary.
(b) Aida.
(c) Manuelita.
(d) Carlota.
12. What is Espirito searching for in Chapter 1?
(a) His sister.
(b) A place to hunt.
(c) Berries.
(d) Drinkable water.
13. What do the villagers do as a result of the revolution on their small community?
(a) They start heading for the U.S.
(b) They fight back and reclaim their town.
(c) They do nothing.
(d) They scatter to start another community elsewhere.
14. Why are the animals howling and calling out while Socorro is giving birth?
(a) They sense the impending doom coming.
(b) They can hear the Federales approaching.
(c) They are responding to her screams.
(d) It is feeding time and they are hungry.
15. What year does the Mexican Revolution start?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1908.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Juan use to bundle up the firewood he has collected?
2. Who is congratulated by the midwife for her assistance during Socorro's delivery?
3. Why are the people in the village leaving to find work in other areas?
4. What does Don Victor give to Don Manuel to help him through the wedding ceremony?
5. How is the time of day described when Socorro is giving birth?
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