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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Epitacio and Juan see across the Rio Grande?
(a) A wild forest.
(b) The untouched houses of the Americans.
(c) They see another war on the other side.
(d) Nothing but the same poor people and ugly streets.

2. What special gift has Don Victor brought for Sophia to wear in her wedding?
(a) A large hat.
(b) Lace for her dress.
(c) Brand new stockings.
(d) A beautiful veil.

3. How long does Don Victor believe it will take his family to gather enough gold to buy their way to the U.S.?
(a) Two and a half years.
(b) Nine months.
(c) Two months.
(d) About a year.

4. What does the midwife say about the pain tolerance of men?
(a) That men have a much higher pain tolerance then women.
(b) That the only pain men feel is the pain of love.
(c) That men cannot stand pain as women can.
(d) That men feel no pain whatsoever.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Guadalupe work when her husband leaves her?

3. What does Juan use to bundle up the firewood he has collected?

4. What special gift does Don Tiburcio bring to Dona Guadalupe for her family to share?

5. Where does Lupe go to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the condition that the townspeople put on collecting the gold from the spring?

2. What does the midwife tell Lupe about pain?

3. How is El Paso described the first time Juan and his family see it, and how do they feel upon arriving?

4. What is Espirito doing when he finds the gold? Where is the gold found?

5. According to Chapter One, what is "Rain of Gold" about and in what time period does it take place?

6. What does Lupe's family do for money in Chapter Three?

7. In Chapter Eight, what has recently happened to Emilia?

8. What has Victoriano done to upset La Liebre?

9. What happens to the village and to Dona Guadalupe when the mine is closed?

10. What does Lupe do with the Colonel's gray coat that Socorro throws out?

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