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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Quail's response to learning of the great defeat?
2. What does Margarito think could kill him?
3. What do the rebels take from Don Monico's house?
4. How many men have the rebels recruited in a week?
5. How does Margarito express his suicidal wish?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Valderrama think the men of the Sierra should be treated differently than the townspeople they have killed and robbed?
2. Why do the members of Demetrio Macias' staff all smile in a sinister way when he tells them they are stopping to have lunch with his old friend Don Monico?
3. Why does Anastasio think they should be able to quit fighting?
4. What is the difference between the way Margarito appears to Camila and the way he seems to War Paint?
5. What lies do the women in Don Monico's house tell to protect themselves?
6. What dream of Venancio's is quashed by Luis Cervantes?
7. Why do the rebels feel justified in stealing goods from private homes and people?
8. What does Margarito say happens to Luis Cervantes' girlfriends?
9. Why is the crowd of villagers surprised at Demetrio Macias' behavior at Don Monico's house?
10. What was the second point of honor that Luis Cervantes loses?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The character of Luis Cervantes is greatly changed during the course of the story. Using quotations and events from the book, show how he was when he joined the rebels and what changes had taken place in him by the end of the book.
Essay Topic 2
The foreword to this book begins with the quotation, "Revolutions begin fighting tyranny and end fighting themselves." Discuss what the various characters in the story believed themselves to be fighting for and against. Are they united in their intentions and understanding of what they are doing? Why or why not? Do their intentions and understanding of what they are fighting for and against change in the course of the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the status of women in this cultural setting. In what ways are they powerful? In what ways are they powerless? Use examples from the story to support your position.
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