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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. How does Margarito express his suicidal wish?

2. What does Demetrio Macias do to the young recruit who tries to enter Don Monico's house?

3. How do the rebels entertain themselves in the afternoon?

4. What do the rebels take from Don Monico's house?

5. Why have Demetrio Macias' friends prepared a banquet in his honor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Demetrio Macias describe his relationships with women?

2. Why does Valderrama think the men of the Sierra should be treated differently than the townspeople they have killed and robbed?

3. What lesson does Demetrio Macias tell Camila he has learned by watching Pifanio, the crippled man?

4. What painful memory crosses Demetrio Macias' mind as Don Monico pleads for mercy for his wife and children?

5. What is the character of Margarito?

6. What attitude does War Paint take toward Camila when Luis Cervantes brings her to camp for Demetrio Macias?

7. What did Demetrio Macias think about on the last night of his life?

8. What persuades Demetrio Macias' men that the deserters they encounter are telling the truth about Villa's defeat?

9. 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?

10. What happened to Pancracio, Lard, and Margarito after Luis Cervantes left Mexico?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Very near the end of the story, a "poet" named Valderrama appears mysteriously and then disappears. In your essay, discuss this literary device. What brings Valderrama into the group of rebels? What causes him to leave? What purpose does he serve for the author?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways do the rebels become increasingly like those they are fighting against? Consider such statements as "No more dandies. We're the dandies now," and "Cacique Demetrio Macias."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the translator's use of diction in this story. In attempting to recreate a casual form of Spanish, the translator has written in a dialect that includes many contractions and shortened forms of words. Use examples in your essay as you discuss the following question: Is this successful in making the characters sound like uneducated country people? Why or why not?

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