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WorksheetsBless Me Ultima Quiz Question
Total questions: 180
Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins
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Class
Date
1.
What occupation was Antonio's father before marrying his mother?
a)
a. Tejanos
b)
b. Vaquero
c)
c. Curandera
d)
d. Rancheros
2.
What trade or occupation does Antonio's mother's family come from?
a)
a. Farming
b)
b. Plantation owner
c)
c. Rancher
d)
d. Farrier
3.
Who tells the story of Ultima arriving at the Marez home?
a)
a. Deborah
b)
b. Eugene
c)
c. Antonio
d)
d. Ultima
4.
Why did the Marez family move from the Ilano to the own of Guadalupe?
a)
a. Family members live there.
b)
b. Benito Campos built a home for the Marez family.
c)
c. The town offers better opportunity and schooling for the children.
d)
d. There is more land to raise cattle.
5.
Why does Antonio's mother agree to bring la Grande Ultima into her home?
a)
a. Antonio's mother was told by villagers she must bring la Grande Ultima into her home.
b)
b. La Grande Ultima helped Antonio's mother raise her family when they lived on the Ilano.
c)
c. La Grande Ultima is the Marez grandmother.
d)
d. La Grande Ultima pays to live with the Marez family.
6.
Why does the Marez family refer to Ultima as La Grande?
a)
a. It is a nickname.
b)
b. La Grande refers to the part of the country which Ultima was born.
c)
c. La Grande is a term of endearment.
d)
d. La Grande is Ultima's middle name.
7.
Why are Curanderas, such as Ultima, feared by the village residents?
a)
a. Ultima's healing powers are believed to be works of witchcraft.
b)
b. Ultima places a curse on the village crops.
c)
c. Village residents do not know what town Ultima came from.
d)
d. Ultima is descended from a family of witches.
8.
What makes Antonio sick to his stomach in Chapter 1?
a)
a. Antonio has to throw fresh alfalfa in the rabbits' pen.
b)
b. Antonio thinks of leaving his mother to go to school.
c)
c. Antonio has an awful dream.
d)
d. Antonio sees Jason talking to the Indian in the old cave.
9.
Antonio lives at home with his parents and two sisters. Where are his three brothers?
a)
a. Farming in Guadalupe.
b)
b. Working for Benito Campos.
c)
c. Working in a factory in Las Pasturas.
d)
d. Fighting in the war.
10.
Why does Antonio's mother call him a luna?
a)
a. She considers a luna a restless wanderer.
b)
b. She believes he will tend to Ultima's needs.
c)
c. Antonio's mother wants him to be a farmer.
d)
d. She believes he will grow up to be a man of the people
11.
What does Ultima bring with her that provided warm memories for Antonio?
a)
a. A hat box with special treats.
b)
b. A large trunk filled with her fragrant herbs.
c)
c. A black dress with hidden pockets.
d)
d. A colored shawl with medicinal charms.
12.
What is the relationship between the owl and La Virgin de Guadalupe?
a)
a. The owl represents Ultima's sorcery over la Virgen de Guadalupe.
b)
b. Antonio dreams the owl lifts la Virgen de Guadalupe to fly her to heaven.
c)
c. The owl takes all of la Virgen de Guadalupe babies up to heaven.
d)
d. La Virgen de Guadalupe will destroy the owl.
13.
Why are Deborah and Theresa happy that Ultima came to live with them?
a)
a. Ultima took the girls into town.
b)
b. Deborah and Theresa were going to Mass.
c)
c. Ultima does many of their household chores.
d)
d. Deborah and Theresa were going to catechism class.
14.
Why was Antonio's father bitter?
a)
a. His dream is to take his sons and move westward to California.
b)
b. He wants to go to war with his sons.
c)
c. He wants to purchase more land for his sons to farm.
d)
d. Antonio's father doesn't want Ultima to live with the Marez family.
15.
What did Ultima teach Antonio about the river?
a)
a. Ultima teaches Antonio how to fish so he could bring food back to his family.
b)
b. Antonio learns the river had medicinal powers.
c)
c. Ultima teaches Antonio the river is peaceful and shares his soul.
d)
d. Antonio learns the owl enjoys watching Ultima fish in the river.
16.
Why does an upset Chavez go to the Marez home?
a)
a. Chavez wants Antonio's father to help him find his brother's killer.
b)
b. Antonio's father could help Chavez find the sheriff.
c)
c. Chavez wants Antonio's father to kill the sheriff.
d)
d. Chavez wants to have the Marez brother find his brother's killer.
17.
Why did Lupito kill the town sheriff?
a)
a. Lupito was previously jailed by the sheriff.
b)
b. Lupito is a Japanese soldier.
c)
c. He is a drunken war veteran.
d)
d. The sheriff had been chasing Lupito.
18.
Where does Lupito hide from his pursuers?
a)
a. On the bridge over the river.
b)
b. He ran to the Marez family home.
c)
c. Under the state policeman's car.
d)
d. In the muddy waters of the river.
19.
What does the owl do when Antonio and Ultima walk together along the river?
a)
a. The owl warns that Antonio and Ultima should return to the Marez home.
b)
b. The owl flew west toward California.
c)
c. The owl warns that peaceful times were ending.
d)
d. The owl hoots that fish are swelling in the river stream.
20.
What does Antonio's father attempt to do when the crowd of men finally find Lupito?
a)
a. Antonio's father attempts to swim after Lupito in the river.
b)
b. He attempts to lead the men off the bridge.
c)
c. He tries to tell the men to return to their homes.
d)
d. He tries to thwart their attempts to shoot Lupito.
21.
In Chapter 2, who says to Antonio, "Bless me."
a)
a. Narciso.
b)
b. Lupito.
c)
c. Chavez.
d)
d. Antonio's father.
22.
What happens to the river's water in Chapter 2?
a)
a. It matches the blue night sky.
b)
b. It churns a murkey brown color.
c)
c. It is stained with red after Lupito's death.
d)
d. The water runs backwards.
23.
What does Antonio question Ultima about the fate of Lupito?
a)
a. Antonio asks whether or not Lupito will go to hell.
b)
b. He asks Ultima if she will take him into town for school next autumn.
c)
c. Antonio wonders if he will be able to go to catechism lessons in church after witnessing a man's murder.
d)
d. He asks Ultima if the men in the town will go to jail.
24.
Who does Antonio see in his dream in Chapter 2?
a)
a. He see his three brothers telling him to stay and become a farmer priest.
b)
b. He hears his mother begging Antonio's father to build a castle across the river.
c)
c. He sees the Marez brothers chasing wild horses.
d)
d. He sees Ultima begging for Lupito's mercy.
25.
What does the sun represent?
a)
a. The Luna men.
b)
b. The soul of the owl.
c)
c. The men of Ilano.
d)
d. The residents of Guadalupe.
26.
What does Antonio fear about walking along the river in Chapter 3?
a)
a. Antonio fears Lupito's soul flow listless on the river bottom.
b)
b. Antonio fears Lupito's killers would attack him.
c)
c. Antonio fears he would drown if he walked the river's edge.
d)
d. Antonio fears the river's water would wash the village away.
27.
What does Antonio believe will happen to the men on the bridge?
a)
a. Antonio believes they will suffer images of Lupito's death.
b)
b. He believes they will drown in the river's water.
c)
c. Antonio believes Lupito's family will murder them.
d)
d. He believes because they have murdered another man, they will be doomed to hell.
28.
Why is Antonio's father angry with his mother after he spends nights drinking with his friends?
a)
a. He feels Maria has forced him to stay close to the land.
b)
b. He feels Maria will force him to go to Mass.
c)
c. He feels Maria will force Antonio to become a priest.
d)
d. He feels Maria will tell Ultima he witnessed Lupito's death.
29.
Why does Antonio's father not like priests?
a)
a. Antonio's father had beaten a priest after an argument.
b)
b. Antonio's grandfather did not approve of priests.
c)
c. Antonio's grandfather had beaten a priest for preaching against his grandfather.
d)
d. Antonio's father had seen a priest beat his grandfather.
30.
Why does Antonio's mother dream of Antonio becoming a priest?
a)
a. Antonio's mother knew one of his brothers would not become a priest.
b)
b. Her Luna kinsman, a priest, was the first man to settle El Puerto colony.
c)
c. Antonio would eventually enroll in catechism class.
d)
d. Priests ruled over a community of farmers.
31.
What is the one thing Antonio's father and Ultima shared between themselves?
a)
a. They are suspicious of priests.
b)
b. They witness Lupito's murder.
c)
c. They break their fast before receiving communion.
d)
d. They dream about the blood-stained river.
32.
What is the significance of the color black the women wore in Chapter 3?
a)
a. Black represents the day of the week.
b)
b. Black represents the particular parish one attended Mass.
c)
c. Black represents the color of mourning for sons lost in the war.
d)
d. Black represents the number of children in your family.
33.
What answer does Ultima give Antonio when he asks how his father can take communion after witnessing a man's death?
a)
a. Men of the Ilano would not take the life of another Ilano without just cause,
b)
b. Men of the Ilano take communion after going to penance.
c)
c. All Marez men can take communion under any circumstance.
d)
d. Antonio's father has taken catechism class.
34.
How does Horse gain his nickname?
a)
a. His legs are shaped like a horse.
b)
b. He stomps on the ground like a horse.
c)
c. He runs as fast as a horse.
d)
d. He always rides a horse into town.
35.
What is the relationship between Horse, Abel and Vitamin Kid?
a)
a. They wear black when attending Mass on Sundays.
b)
b. They befriend Antonio.
c)
c. They know Antonio's brothers.
d)
d. They witness Lupito's murder on the bridge.
36.
Why does Antonio fear Horse will do to him in the playground before Mass?
a)
a. Antonio fears Horse will snitch to his brothers.
b)
b. Antonio fears Horse knows Antonio witnessed Lupito's murder.
c)
c. Antonio fears Horse will steal his money.
d)
d. Antonio fears Horse will kill him.
37.
What time of the year do Antonio and Ultima roam the countryside looking for herbs?
a)
a. Late Spring.
b)
b. Early Summer.
c)
c. Late Summer.
d)
d. Early Fall.
38.
What doles Ultima teach Antonio about plants in Chapter 4?
a)
a. Plants grow along the river's edge.
b)
b. Plants provide food for the owl.
c)
c. Plants need to be sung to.
d)
d. Plants have a spirit.
39.
What plant provides the greatest magical power?
a)
a. Oregano reduces high fever.
b)
b. Cactus seeds eliminate bad breath.
c)
c. Yerba del manso heals burns, sores and bleeding.
d)
d. Osha cures coughs and colds.
40.
What unique feature did the tunas have?
a)
a. Its fuzzy spots made your fingers and tongue itch.
b)
b. Its sap is tacky and stringy.
c)
c. Its thorns leaves cuts on your hand.
d)
d. Its leaves leave dye on your hands.
41.
What is the significant characteristic of Luna blood?
a)
a. Luna blood does not clot because no plant could take root.
b)
b. Luna blood seeps into the earth under the magical sky with a million stars.
c)
c. Luna blood is quiet so that it can listen to the secrets of the earth necessary for planting.
d)
d. Luna blood runs thick so that plants can take root in the earth.
42.
What is the significant feature of Marez blood?
a)
a. Marez blood bleeds blue, the color of la Virgen de Guadalupe.
b)
b. Marez blood saturates the earth like a thunderstorm.
c)
c. Marez blood is wild like ocean waves.
d)
d. Marez blood flows backwards like the River of the Carp.
43.
What does Ultima understand to be Antonio's dilemma in Chapter 4?
a)
a. Antonio must leave for war and join his brothers.
b)
b. Antonio must tell a priest he witnessed a murder.
c)
c. Antonio must decide whether to be his father's son or his mother's priest.
d)
d. Antonio must leave Guadalupe and venture west to California.
44.
What do Ultima and Antonio witness while sitting in the shade of the Alamos of the river?
a)
a. The presence with its secret message.
b)
b. The river change colors.
c)
c. The sky adorned with la Virgen de Guadalupe's horned moon.
d)
d. The owl carrying Lupito's soul.
45.
Where does the Marez family go every autumn?
a)
a. Guadalupe, to sell their produce at market.
b)
b. Mexico, to visit their grandparents.
c)
c. They visit Jason's family, bringing alfalfa and herbs.
d)
d. El Puerto, where their mother's family lived.
46.
What does the Marez family do at the end of supper?
a)
a. Pray the rosary.
b)
b. Go to Guadalupe to attend Mass.
c)
c. Read books.
d)
d. Harvest alfalfa to feed the rabbits.
47.
What is the significance of the chipped plaster on the Virgin's statue?
a)
a. The chip represents the tears the Virgen shed when she met the Indian boy.
b)
b. The plaster is sculpted by a priest.
c)
c. The chip exposes pure-white plaster representing her freedom from sin.
d)
d. The chip represents the wounds suffered by Lupito.
48.
Who comforts Antonio when he awakes from his dream of his mother crying for the return of her sons.
a)
a. Antonio's father.
b)
b. Antonio's mother.
c)
c. Ultima.
d)
d. Deborah.
49.
Whose voice does Antonio wake to in Chapter 5?
a)
a. Pedro.
b)
b. Ultima.
c)
c. Antonio's mother.
d)
d. Theresa.
50.
What name does Pedro call Antonio?
a)
a. Antone.
b)
b. Tonio.
c)
c. Tony.
d)
d. Tone.
51.
Where is Pedro going to take Antonio?
a)
a. El Puerto.
b)
b. Apple orchard.
c)
c. River of the Carp.
d)
d. Guadalupe.
52.
Why does Antonio prefer his uncle Pedro instead of his other uncles?
a)
a. He is the easiest uncle to understand.
b)
b. He resembles Antonio in looks.
c)
c. He is the youngest in the family like Antonio?
d)
d. He sounds like Antonio when he sings at Mass.
53.
Who do Antonio's uncles communicate with?
a)
a. Maria about Antonio's future as a priest.
b)
b. Their wives about the growing plants.
c)
c. The growing plants as they walked the fields and orchards.
d)
d. Prudencio when the apple orchard was ready for harvest.
54.
What happened to Pedro's family?
a)
a. His wife left him and she took his children.
b)
b. His wife and children died in a tragic accident.
c)
c. He never married.
d)
d. His wife died and he had no children.
55.
Why does Antonio's mother look forward to visiting El Puerto?
a)
a. She could pray the rosary.
b)
b. She could see the Virgin's horned moon.
c)
c. She could collect special herbs.
d)
d. She will be surrounded by her Luna family.
56.
What do Antonio and his family see when they pass Rosie's house?
a)
a. A girl watering flowers.
b)
b. A girl singing.
c)
c. A girl hanging brightly colored garments.
d)
d. A girl hanging herbs.
57.
What is the name of the bridge the Marez family passes while journeying to El Puerto in Chapter 5?
a)
a. Campos.
b)
b. Santos Estevan.
c)
c. Valle de los Lunas.
d)
d. El Rito.
58.
Why is Antonio's grandfather's house special?
a)
a. It has the largest apple orchard.
b)
b. It is the biggest one in the village.
c)
c. It is the smallest one in the village.
d)
d. It is the only home with a front garden.
59.
What is special about the homes in El Puerto?
a)
a. Each has a driveway.
b)
b. Each faces the river.
c)
c. Each has a small flower garden in the front.
d)
d. Each has an apple orchard.
60.
When will Juan bring Antonio back to El Puerto?
a)
a. After his catechism class.
b)
b. After he finishes first grade.
c)
c. After he grows up.
d)
d. After his first communion.
61.
What happens to Antonio the first day of school?
a)
a. He helps his mother in the kitchen.
b)
b. He walks the river with Ultima.
c)
c. He helps his sisters sort school supplies.
d)
d. He feels sick.
62.
Where did Antonio's mother want his father to buy land?
a)
a. El Puerto.
b)
b. Mexico.
c)
c. Llano Estacado.
d)
d. Along the river.
63.
Who does Antonio's father believe fuels his mother's desire for Antonio becoming a priest?
a)
a. Juan.
b)
b. Ultima.
c)
c. Prudencio.
d)
d. Her brothers.
64.
What does Antonio wear on his first day of school?
a)
a. Rosary.
b)
b. Shoes.
c)
c. Sombero.
d)
d. Jacket.
65.
What supplies does Antonio bring on his first day of school?
a)
a. Chief tablet.
b)
b. Pencils.
c)
c. Crayons.
d)
d. Nothing.
66.
What future does Antonio's mother believe an education will provide Antonio?
a)
a. Becoming a government official.
b)
b. Becoming a landowner.
c)
c. Becoming a scholarly priest.
d)
d. Becoming a businessman.
67.
What objects in life did Antonio choose when he was a baby?
a)
a. Glove and sock.
b)
b. Rosary and hymnal.
c)
c. Pen and paper.
d)
d. Ball and whistle.
68.
Where did Antonio's father get his education?
a)
a. Santos Estevan.
b)
b. El Puerto
c)
c. Guadalupe.
d)
d. Llano.
69.
What does Antonio's mother do before he leaves for his first day of school?
a)
a. Gather his school supplies.
b)
b. Fix his jacket.
c)
c. Pray a blessing.
d)
d. Make breakfast.
70.
What does Antonio tell Miss Maestas the first day of school?
a)
a. He can read Spanish.
b)
b. He can tie his shoes.
c)
c. He can pray the rosary.
d)
d. He can't speak English.
71.
When Miss Maestas brings Antonio to the front of the classroom, what do the other school children do?
a)
a. Laugh.
b)
b. Cry.
c)
c. Shout.
d)
d. Snicker
72.
Who are the boys who befriend Antonio during the first few months of school?
a)
a. George and Willy.
b)
b. George and Vitamin Kid.
c)
c. Vitamin Kid and Horse.
d)
d. Jason and Horse.
73.
Who tells Antonio the war is over?
a)
a. Antonio's mother.
b)
b. Ultima.
c)
c. Miss Maestas.
d)
d. Prudencio.
74.
Where does Andrew write in his letter that his brothers would meet?
a)
a. Santos Estevan.
b)
b. San Diego.
c)
c. Guadalupe.
d)
d. El Puerto.
75.
Who does Antonio's mother thank for her sons safe return home?
a)
a. The Virgin.
b)
b. Saints.
c)
c. Ultima.
d)
d. Priests.
76.
What is burned at the foot of the Virgin's statue when the Marez family prays the rosary?
a)
a. Herbs and spices.
b)
b. Twigs and brush.
c)
c. Alfalfa springs.
d)
d. Sweet incense.
77.
During Antonio's dream in Chapter 7, what do his brothers see in their travels both east and west?
a)
a. Land of milk and honey.
b)
b. California.
c)
c. Llano.
d)
d. Land of the golden carp.
78.
Why does the owl cry out in alarm in Chapter 7?
a)
a. To warn of Lupito's ghost.
b)
b. To warn Antonio his dream was over.
c)
c. To announce the end of the war.
d)
d. To warn that Antonio's brothers were arriving home.
79.
What does Antonio's father give each brother upon their arrival home?
a)
a. Plate of food.
b)
b. Whiskey.
c)
c. Rosary.
d)
d. Abrazo.
80.
What is Antonio's mother doing while cooking for his brothers?
a)
a. Praying the rosary.
b)
b. Burning incense by the statue of the Virgin.
c)
c. Singing hymns.
d)
d. Crying uncontrollably.
81.
Why does Antonio's brother, Gene, pull away from the family when asked about the war?
a)
a. He was considered a loner.
b)
b. He could not hear.
c)
c. He needed fresh air.
d)
d. He was tired.
82.
Which brother is considered most like Antonio's mother?
a)
a. Andrew.
b)
b. Leon.
c)
c. Jason.
d)
d. Eugene.
83.
What is Antonio driven to accomplish at school?
a)
a. Learning to speak English.
b)
b. Understanding reading and writing.
c)
c. Sitting in front of the classroom.
d)
d. Playing ball with his friends.
84.
What are the contents of the note Miss Maestas sends to Antonio's mother.
a)
a. Antonio needs to learn English.
b)
b. Antonio needs to read more books.
c)
c. Antonio is progressing well in school.
d)
d. Antonio is meeting many new friends.
85.
What color is the spring that touched the river trees in Chapter 8?
a)
a. Yellow.
b)
b. Orange.
c)
c. Lime Green.
d)
d. Blue Grey.
86.
Why is the blood of spring called bad blood?
a)
a. It causes the blood of winter to clot.
b)
b. It causes the animals to grow restless.
c)
c. It raises the dark insides restless where it laid all winter.
d)
d. It causes an equinox.
87.
How often does Antonio see his brothers once they returned from war?
a)
a. Only midafternoon.
b)
b. Two times a day.
c)
c. Morning at breakfast.
d)
d. Once at night.
88.
What do Antonio's brothers ignore?
a)
a. Ultima's owl.
b)
b. Their father's pleas to move to California.
c)
c. Their mother's prayers.
d)
d. Antonio's friends.
89.
Which brother suffers from war sickness?
a)
a. Eugene.
b)
b. Leon.
c)
c. Jason.
d)
d. Anderw
90.
Which of Antonio's brothers is the oldest?
a)
a. Andrew.
b)
b. Eugene
c)
c. George
d)
d. Leon.
91.
What are Antonio's brothers doing in town?
a)
a. Andrew.
b)
b. Selling cattle.
c)
c. Going to school.
d)
d. Getting into trouble
92.
How did the war change Antonio's brothers?
a)
a. They had to live their own lives.
b)
b. They had to help Antonio's father with the farm.
c)
c. They had to go back to school.
d)
d. They had to marry.
93.
What career choices do Antonio's brothers believe they are limited to?
a)
a. Living on the Ilano or working in Guadalupe.
b)
b. Becoming a priest or going to school.
c)
c. Moving to California or working on the highway.
d)
d. Moving to El Puerto to work with their uncles.
94.
Who do the brothers believe will be the answer to their career dilemma?
a)
a. Ultima.
b)
b. Prudencio.
c)
c. Tony.
d)
d. Serrano.
95.
What gesture does Tony make as his brothers tease him?
a)
a. Upwards arrow.
b)
b. Hand to his mouth.
c)
c. Sign of the cross.
d)
d. Peace sign.
96.
What feeling does Tony have after his brothers head toward town in Chapter 8?
a)
a. Jubilant.
b)
b. Curious.
c)
c. Angry.
d)
d. Lost.
97.
Who says, "Every man is delivered of a woman, and must be fulfilled by a woman?"
a)
a. Jason.
b)
b. Andrew.
c)
c. Eugene.
d)
d. Leon.
98.
What does Eugene tell his father he did not want to do?
a)
a. Go to school.
b)
b. Pray the rosary.
c)
c. Work on the highway crew.
d)
d. Work on the Ilano.
99.
What is the worst thing a disobedient child could fear from his/her parents?
a)
a. A timeout.
b)
b. A spanking.
c)
c. An irrevocable curse.
d)
d. The silent treatment.
100.
What characteristic does Antonio's father understand about Marez blood?
a)
a. It grows restless.
b)
b. It bleeds red.
c)
c. It is bound to the land.
d)
d. It does not clot.
101.
Which of Antonio's brothers decides to stay with the Marez family?
a)
a. Gabriel.
b)
b. Eugene.
c)
c. Leon.
d)
d. Andrew.
102.
What happens to Antonio at the end of the school year?
a)
a. He learns to write in Spanish.
b)
b. He passes from first to third grade.
c)
c. He learns to speak English.
d)
d. He learns to draw using a chief tablet.
103.
What happens when someone tampers with the fate of a man?
a)
a. One will transform into a carp.
b)
b. One turns into a brujas.
c)
c. It sets off a series of events which no one has control.
d)
d. It sets off a curse which ends with death.
104.
What did Manuelito try to do?
a)
a. Clear cottonwood brush from the rier bend.
b)
b. Warn Lucas to stay away from the evil place.
c)
c. Throw a fireball into the witches' dance.
d)
d. Follow the stray cows to the evil place.
105.
How much did Antonio's grandfather pay Ultima to rid Lucas of the brujas' curse?
a)
a. $40.00.
b)
b. 40 silver coins.
c)
c. 40 cents.
d)
d. $4.00
106.
What will Ultima use to rid Lucas of the Trementina daughters' curse?
a)
a. Sprigs.
b)
b. Magic.
c)
c. Prayers.
d)
d. Herbs
107.
Who gave Ultima her powers?
a)
a. El Hombre Volador.
b)
b. Prudencio.
c)
c. Las Pasturas.
d)
d. Manuelito.
108.
What is the fear of the church?
a)
a. Faith would be placed in the powers of la curandera.
b)
b. The faithful would not pray the rosary.
c)
c. The moon would not pass from east to west.
d)
d. The faithful would idol the golden carp.
109.
What does Cico tell Tony never to do in Chapter 11?
a)
a. Kill the carp.
b)
b. Swim in Blue Lake.
c)
c. Fish for the black bass.
d)
d. Eat from Narcisco's garden.
110.
Why does Narcisco plant his garden by the light of the moon?
a)
a. He waits until the farmers return from Ilano.
b)
b. He waits for the moonlight to sow his seeds.
c)
c. He waits until the bad blood of spring washes away.
d)
d. The sun is too hot during the day.
111.
What happens to Antonio once he eats one of Narcisco's carrots?
a)
a. He screams.
b)
b. He falls asleep.
c)
c. He vomits.
d)
d. He spins and falls down.
112.
What does Antonio question after he sees the golden carp?
a)
a. Cico is the son of the golden carp.
b)
b. The power of God fails when Ultima's power prevails.
c)
c. The golden carp is Lupito.
d)
d. The golden carp is the real God.
113.
What is the one thing every fisherman from Guadalupe has not experienced?
a)
a. Seeing the golden carp.
b)
b. Being cursed by the Trementina daughters.
c)
c. Experiencing the healing power of Ultima.
d)
d. Witnessing the dancing witches.
114.
What will happen to the villagers of Guadalupe if they continue to sin?
a)
a. The land will sink into the water.
b)
b. Curandera will curse the village.
c)
c. Narcisco's garden will die.
d)
d. The golden carp will die.
115.
What is a scapular?
a)
a. A kitchen utensil.
b)
b. A fish that swims upstream with the golden carp.
c)
c. A small pouch with the picture of the Virgin or St. Joseph.
d)
d. A small hoe.
116.
What does Narcisco warn the Marez family?
a)
a. The moon will not journey from east to west.
b)
b. Montano, Manuelito and Cruz Sedilla are coming to steal their horses.
c)
c. Tenorio is blaming Ultima for his daughter's death.
d)
d. The town is sinking into the river.
117.
What is Tenorio planning to do to Ultima?
a)
a. Steal her magical potions.
b)
b. Kidnap her from the Marez home.
c)
c. Start a witchhunt.
d)
d. Kill her owl.
118.
Why does Tenorio believe Ultima had cursed his dead daughter?
a)
a. He finds Ultima's stringed bag under his daughter's bed.
b)
b. He finds Ultima's owl preparing a nest beside his daughter's bedroom window.
c)
c. His other daughters blame Ultima for her death.
d)
d. He finds Ultima's herbs in his daughter's bedroom.
119.
What is the test to determine if someone was a witch?
a)
a. Catch Ultima's owl.
b)
b. Walk through a door marked by blessed needles in the form of a cross.
c)
c. Hang a whiskey bottle upside down from a tree and walk underneath.
d)
d. Burn incense for 72 hours.
120.
What does Ultima's owl do to Tenorio?
a)
a. Gouges his one eye with its talons.
b)
b. Rips his beard from his face.
c)
c. Knocks him off his horse.
d)
d. Plucks the whiskey bottle from his hand.
121.
Why are the Marez family members excited to leave for El Puerto?
a)
a. It was the first time they would see Lucas.
b)
b. It was Antonio's first trip since meeting the golden carp.
c)
c. It was the first time Ultima had journeyed with them.
d)
d. It was the first time their father came with them.
122.
What does Antonio accuse Pedro of doing to Ultima?
a)
a. Allow Tenorio to pass judgment.
b)
b. Allow his sisters a ride in his truck.
c)
c. Allow Narcisco to leave El Puerto.
d)
d. Allow Maria to marry Gabriel.
123.
What happens to Ultima in Antonio's dream in Chapter 13?
a)
a. She turns into a carp.
b)
b. She leaves for the Ilano.
c)
c. She dies.
d)
d. She flies away with the owl.
124.
What does the priest do when Tenorio arrives with his daughter's funeral procession?
a)
a. Make a sign of the cross.
b)
b. Bar the entrance.
c)
c. Unlock the campo santo.
d)
d. Offer a holy scapular.
125.
What lesson do the Trementina daughters learn from the death of their sister?
a)
a. They had tampered with the fate of a man and experienced the consequences.
b)
b. Evil begets evil; good begets good.
c)
c. No one can overcome a curse by a la curandera.
d)
d. Never tempt a brujas.
126.
What do the Luna brothers ask Antonio's parents before they leave El Puerto?
a)
a. Ultima stay to watch over Lucas.
b)
b. Antonio and Ultima could help their father.
c)
c. Antonio's mother could stay through winter.
d)
d. Antonio spend a summer working the land.
127.
Who says, "the blood of a man thickens with the desire for revenge."?
a)
a. Narcisco.
b)
b. Samuel.
c)
c. Andrew.
d)
d. Tenorio
128.
Why is Tenorio seeking revenge from Ultima in Chapter 14?
a)
a. Ultima placed a curse on another daughter.
b)
b. Another daughter is taken ill.
c)
c. His daughter was not properly buried.
d)
d. He lost his eye.
129.
What is Narcisco trying to tell Andrew?
a)
a. Tell him that Antonio needing to be guided home.
b)
b. Tell him that he should leave Rosie's house.
c)
c. Warn him that the snowstorm was getting worse.
d)
d. Warn his family that Tenorio is going to kill Ultima.
130.
Where is Tenorio hiding waiting to ambush Narcisco?
a)
a. Town bar.
b)
b. Rosie's house.
c)
c. Narcisco's garden.
d)
d. School playground.
131.
Who is with Narcisco when he takes his last breath?
a)
a. Antonio.
b)
b. Manuelito.
c)
c. Andrew.
d)
d. Tenorio.
132.
In his dream, what does God tell Antonio about forgiveness?
a)
a. God forgives only the good.
b)
b. God chooses who will be punished.
c)
c. God strikes the wicked.
d)
God forgives all no matter one's personal whims.
133.
What is the coroner's ruling of Narcisco's death?
a)
a. Infanticide.
b)
b. Homicide.
c)
c. Accidental or self-inflicted.
d)
d. Genocide.
134.
Where will Antonio be spending his upcoming summer?
a)
a. With his brothers in Santa Fe.
b)
b. With the Luna brothers in El Puerto.
c)
c. With Ultima walking the river.
d)
d. With his father in the highway department.
135.
Why do old people refuse to let their children speak English?
a)
a. They were not educated.
b)
b. They couldn't understand what their children were saying.
c)
c. The slang was too difficult to understand.
d)
d. They don't accept the new language.
136.
Why does a state policeman bring Eugene and Leon home?
a)
a. Their car caught fire.
b)
b. They fell in a ditch.
c)
c. They couldn't walk on the ice.
d)
d. Their bus broke down.
137.
What are happy memories for Antonio's father?
a)
a. Planting the juniper tree with his sons.
b)
b. Growing up on the Ilano.
c)
c. Building a home with his sons.
d)
d. Working in the highway department with his sons.
138.
What does Antonio wonder after Andrew leaves with his brothers for Santa Fe in Chapter 15?
a)
a. Andrew broke up with his girlfriend.
b)
b. The death of Narcisco influenced Andrew's decision.
c)
c. Andrew needed money.
d)
d. Andrew was fired from his job at Allen's Market.
139.
What question does Antonio have about God?
a)
a. Will God take Narcisco up to heaven?
b)
b. Will la Virgen de Guadalupe return?
c)
c. Will God bring his brothers back home?
d)
d. Will God punish Tenorio?
140.
Who is the man who saw la Virgen de Guadalupe?
a)
a. Diego.
b)
b. Samuel.
c)
c. Horse.
d)
d. Cico.
141.
Why is Tenorio rageful and threatening to harm Ultima?
a)
a. He does not have a job.
b)
b. He's having vision problems.
c)
c. His dead daughter was not properly buried.
d)
d. His second daughter is dying.
142.
What does Antonio tell Tenorio will happen if he harms Ultima?
a)
a. He will be cursed by brujas.
b)
b. The owl will gouge his other eye.
c)
c. His daughter will die.
d)
d. He will suffer nightmares.
143.
Who says "where there is no acknowledgement of guilt and penance done for wrong, there can be no forgiveness?"
a)
a. Gabriel
b)
b. Samuel
c)
c. Maria.
d)
d. Ultima.
144.
What does Antonio see in his nightmares in Chapter 16?
a)
a. Tenorio's dead daughter.
b)
b. Ultima lying in a coffin.
c)
c. Tenorio shooting Ultima.
d)
d. The owl plucking Tenorio's other eye.
145.
What does a wise man do?
a)
a. Follow the rising sun.
b)
b. Follow the river's path.
c)
c. Watch the moon journey from east to west.
d)
d. Listen to the earth.
146.
What happened to Florence's mother?
a)
a. She left town.
b)
b. She died when he was three.
c)
c. She married another man.
d)
d. She drank too much whiskey.
147.
Why does Antonio believe God comes in cycles?
a)
a. God comes and goes at various times in life.
b)
b. God moves like the moon's orbit.
c)
c. God moves like the ocean waves.
d)
d. God can change the seasons.
148.
What are mortal sins?
a)
a. Small sins such as lying.
b)
b. Grave sins such as murder.
c)
c. Sins against the church.
d)
d. Sins committed to Purgatory.
149.
What did Father Byrnes do to Bones?
a)
a. Made him clean the rectory.
b)
b. Made him kneel on the splintered pew.
c)
c. Made him stand with his arms outspread.
d)
d. Slapped his palms with a flatboard.
150.
When is the first day of eternity?
a)
a. When the owl has plucked every berry from a juniper tree.
b)
b. When the town gets sucked into the water.
c)
c. When a bird has moved every grain of sand across the ocean.
d)
d. When all the brujas are dead.
151.
What are the holiest robes?
a)
a. Narcisco and Lupito's burial shroud.
b)
b. Father Byrnes priest vestments.
c)
c. Virgen's blue robe and the cloth with the face of Christ.
d)
d. Ultima's shawl and Antonio's mother's smock.
152.
What happens to Horse during the Stations of the Cross?
a)
a. He vomits.
b)
b. He falls asleep.
c)
c. He hiccups.
d)
d. He screams.
153.
What do the children want Antonio to do?
a)
a. Force him to attend the Stations of the Cross.
b)
b. Force him to be the first in the confessional line.
c)
c. Force him to hear other's confession.
d)
d. Force him to kiss the small crucifix.
154.
What sin did God commit for Florence?
a)
a. He allowed his mother to drink and his father to die.
b)
b. He gave him his sisters.
c)
c. He took his mother and father away when he needed them.
d)
d. He forced him to endure the children's Indian torture.
155.
What does Antonio do after Florence confessed his sin?
a)
a. Punish him through Indian torture.
b)
b. Absolve him from his sin.
c)
c. Punish him by making him run laps.
d)
d. Force him to wear the priestly costume.
156.
What does Antonio kiss?
a)
a. Jesus' feet on a small crucifix.
b)
b. Father Byrnes hands.
c)
c. Confessional wood.
d)
d. Rosary beads.
157.
When does Antonio make his First Communion?
a)
a. Holy Saturday.
b)
b. Easter Monday.
c)
c. Easter Sunday.
d)
d. Good Friday.
158.
Where is Christ on Easter Sunday?
a)
a. In the burning incense.
b)
b. In the church bells.
c)
c. In the lighted candles.
d)
d. In the chalice.
159.
What are the school children told to do with the Host?
a)
a. Swallow it immediately.
b)
b. Chew it like gum.
c)
c. Blow bubbles.
d)
d. Swallow in one gulp.
160.
What is the ceremony the priest participated in, in the altar?
a)
a. Reading the Easter prayers.
b)
b. Changing the bread and wine into flesh and blood.
c)
c. Hearing confessions.
d)
d. Distributing communion hosts to altar boys.
161.
What does Tony think would happen after he received the communion host?
a)
a. He would begin his education for priesthood.
b)
b. He would receive a new rosary.
c)
c. Florence would believe in God.
d)
d. His questions to God will be answered.
162.
What is Antonio's duty now tht he was a Christian?
a)
a. To remind his parents to contribute to the Sunday collection.
b)
b. To regularly confess his sins.
c)
c. To participate in the Stations of the Cross.
d)
d. To attend church every Sunday.
163.
Why does Antonio's mother guard Ultima from those looking for her help?
a)
a. She was afraid Tenorio would harm her.
b)
b. She wanted Ultima to stay close to Antonio.
c)
c. She knew Ultima was getting older.
d)
d. She didn't care for the villagers.
164.
What starts to fall from the roof outside of Tellez home?
a)
a. Branches.
b)
b. Moon beams.
c)
c. Rocks.
d)
d. Bricks.
165.
What does Antonio do before cutting into a live tree?
a)
a. He pulls all its leaves.
b)
b. He talks to it.
c)
c. He hugs it.
d)
d. He dances around it.
166.
What does Ultima tell the men to make to ward off the evil curse?
a)
a. A juniper platform to put a dead body.
b)
b. Juniper branches next to a damp casket.,
c)
c. Yerba de la vivora brush laced with herbs.
d)
d. A four posted platform made of cedar to burn.
167.
What does Tellez tell Gabriel about the time he ran into Tenorio in an El Puerto saloon?
a)
a. Tenorio said insulting things to Tellez.
b)
b. Tenorio planned to seek revenge for Gabriel.
c)
c. Tenorio sought revenge for la Grande.
d)
d. Tenorio planned to kidnap Antonio.
168.
What does Antonio dream about after visiting Aqua Negra?
a)
a. His three brothers.
b)
b. The golden carp.
c)
c. Tellez.
d)
d. Ultima.
169.
What does Antonio do every Saturday since Easter?
a)
a. Pray the rosary.
b)
b. Go to confession.
c)
c. Seek the golden carp.
d)
d. Receive communion.
170.
What does Cico tell Tony he must do for himself?
a)
a. Decide whether or not to become apriest
b)
b. Decide how to bully Horse and Abel.
c)
c. Decide which pagan god to worship.
d)
d. Decide where to look for the golden carp.
171.
Who does Cico and Antonio believe is ready to learn about the golden carp?
a)
a. Samuel.
b)
b. Florence.
c)
c. Jason.
d)
d. Horse.
172.
What are the boys doing in walled portion of Blue Lake which they were forbidden?
a)
a. Canoeing.
b)
b. Diveing.
c)
c. Swimming.
d)
d. Body surfing.
173.
What does Antonio do when Florence's body was pulled to the shore?
a)
a. Recite an Act of Contrition.
b)
b. Hear everyone's confession.
c)
c. Perform CPR.
d)
d. Pray the rosary.
174.
What does Antonio see when he looked at the northern blue skies?
a)
a. A winged bruja.
b)
b. Two hawks circling.
c)
c. Ultima's owl thrashing.
d)
d. The Virgin's horned moon.
175.
What three individuals does Antonio dream about in Chapter 22?
a)
a. Manuelito, Tenorio and Tellez.
b)
b. Narcisco, Lupito and Florence.
c)
c. Maria, Ultima and Miss Maestas.
d)
d. Eugene, Andrew and Leon.
176.
What does Ultima believe would do Antonio much good after seeing much death?
a)
a. Watch the moon journey from east to west.
b)
b. See growing life.
c)
c. Find the golden carp.
d)
d. Visit his brothers.
177.
What gives a person understanding?
a)
a. Life.
b)
b. God.
c)
c. Golden Carp.
d)
d. Holy Trinity.
178.
Who is ruled by the phases of the moon?
a)
a. Lunas.
b)
b. Marez.
c)
c. Tenorio.
d)
d. Ultima.
179.
Who drives to Guadalupe to warn Ultima that Tenorio was coming to get her?
a)
a. Juan.
b)
b. Antonio
c)
c. Lucas.
d)
d. Pedro.
180.
Who shoots Tenorio?
a)
a. Pedro.
b)
b. The sheriff.
c)
c. Gabriel.
d)
d. Antonio.
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