BMU Chapter 1

Who is the protagonist of Bless Me, Ultima?

• Antonio

• Ultima

• Lunas

• Llano

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Why are curanderas, such as Ultima, feared by the village residents?

• Ultima's healing powers are believed to be witchcraft.

• Ultima places a curse on the village crops.

• Village residents do not know where Ultima came from.

• Ultima is descended from a family of witches.

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This animal travels with Ultima.

• a horse

• Antonio

• a coyote

• an owl

Match the SPANISH word to its MEANING!

• the plains

• vaquero

• healer

• curandera

• cowboy

• Llano

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The mother's side of the family, the Lunas, were mostly ​ (a)   . However, the father came from a family of wild and restless​ (b)   .

• farmers and priests
• cowboys
• witches
• writers

What type of figurative language is this?

the gurgling waters of the river sang...

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

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What does Antonio see in his dream or vision?

• Ultima's owl singing

• The day he was born

• The death of Ultima

• His future as a farmer

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Who was there when Antonio was born?

• His uncles (on his mother's side)

• His uncles (on his father's side)

• Grandma Ultima

• All of the above

What happened when Ultima's owl sang?

• They felt afraid of its evil

• Ultima arrived

• The children ran away

• They fell peacefully asleep

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