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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Archie's wedding gift to Salvador?
(a) A new house.
(b) A new car.
(c) Better equipment for liquor making.
(d) A truck full of cattle.

2. Who brings a barrel of whiskey to the reception?
(a) Victoriano.
(b) Archie.
(c) Epitacio.
(d) Salvador.

3. What has Salvador told Lupe's family is his business?
(a) Selling fertilizer and manure to farms.
(b) Imports and exports to Mexico.
(c) Selling dairy products to local markets.
(d) Running his own transportation business.

4. What topic do Dona Margarita's two sons begin to fight over as they are talking and catching up?
(a) Why Domingo left their mother.
(b) Who is to blame for the death of their father.
(c) The dangers of being in the bootleg liquor business.
(d) What a jerk Al Capone is.

5. Why are Juan and Epitacio thrown into jail?
(a) Because they did not show up to work.
(b) Because they stole food for their families.
(c) For stealing and selling copper ore.
(d) For underage gambling.

6. What is Lupe's initial reaction when she learns of Mark's strong desire to marry her?
(a) She realizes that Mark disgusts her.
(b) She is distressed and confused.
(c) She is nice but not interested,
(d) She is so excited.

7. Where does Dona Margarita decide to go in order to find her son Domingo?
(a) Springfield.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Houston.
(d) St. Louis.

8. When the Mexicans demand better working conditions at the rock quarry, what do they get?
(a) A new whistle and nothing more.
(b) A new whistle and longer breaks.
(c) Paid vacation.
(d) They get nothing at all and are fired.

9. What does Mark's uncle offer Lupe?
(a) To help Lupe get her teaching certificate.
(b) To pay for their wedding.
(c) A new car in celebration of their engagement.
(d) A job assisting him at his office.

10. Why is Juan demoted his second day at the rock quarry?
(a) Because he made a huge mistake.
(b) Because he hated that position and asked to be reassigned.
(c) Because he is not white.
(d) Because someone with more experience came along.

11. What is the name of the attorney that Juan befriends?
(a) Fred Noon.
(b) Mark Able.
(c) Frank Stewart.
(d) Chuck Larson.

12. What does Archie allow Juan to do at his gambling hall during the Festival of the Stringbeans?
(a) Juan gets to manage the card games.
(b) Juan gets to have his own VIP section.
(c) Juan is able to be the front door host.
(d) Juan is allowed to be the assistant manager.

13. What area are Lupe and her sisters working in when they decide to strike?
(a) Central California.
(b) Southern California.
(c) Eastern Arizona.
(d) Central New Mexico.

14. When Lupe wakes up on her wedding day, what initial thoughts run through her mind?
(a) She is nervous but in a good way.
(b) She is angry that she has given in to the idea of marriage.
(c) She is so overjoyed and excited she can hardly wait.
(d) She is somewhat unsure of her choice to marry Salvador.

15. Why does Juan agree to confess to a murder he did not commit?
(a) Because his mother will get $500 if he does.
(b) Because they promise not to give him a life sentence.
(c) Because jail is easier then life.
(d) Because his life is threatened if he does not.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Don Victor bring back from the lowlands about his daughter Sophia?

2. What are the men barbecuing at the reception?

3. What ethnic background are the two men that stole Juan's money and cut his face?

4. After some time in California, Juan comes to realize that Mexicans are viewed there as what?

5. What does Victoriano use to funnel the gold he has found to speed up the collection process?

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