WorksheetsBless Me Ultima Quiz 1
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
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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 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.
5.
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.
6.
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.
7.
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.
8.
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.
9.
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
10.
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.
11.
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.
12.
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.
13.
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.
14.
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.
15.
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.
16.
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.
17.
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.
18.
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.
19.
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.
20.
In Chapter 2, who says to Antonio, "Bless me."
a)
a. Narciso.
b)
b. Lupito.
c)
c. Chavez.
d)
d. Antonio's father.
21.
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.
22.
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.
23.
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.
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.
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