1. What is the llano?
(A) The plains of New Mexico
(B) A magical song
(C) The plaintive song of a dove
(D) A legendary mountain
2. What is a vaquero?
(A) A singer who sings the llano
(B) A dancer who dances the llano
(C) A cowboy who rides on the llano
(D) A bird that lives on the llano
3. How old is Antonio at the start of the novel?
(A) Ten
(B) Six
(C) Twelve
(D) Fourteen
4. In which war do Antonio’s brothers fight?
(A) Vietnam
(B) The Civil War
(C) The Spanish-American War
(D) World War II
5. What language do Antonio’s sisters prefer to speak?
(A) English
(B) Navajo
(C) Spanish
(D) Comanche
6. Who is with Antonio when he sees the golden carp?
(A) Narciso
(B) Gabriel
(C) Ultima
(D) Cico
7. What do Antonio and Ultima do on their long walks together?
(A) Sing songs
(B) Gather herbs
(C) Hunt animals
(D) Plot Antonio’s future
8. How do most people characterize Narciso?
(A) As a magical person
(B) As the local criminal
(C) As the town’s strongest man
(D) As the town drunk
9. Where does Antonio first see the golden carp?
(A) A secluded pond
(B) María’s garden
(C) The school
(D) Ultima’s garden
10. What kind of bird does Ultima have as a familiar?
(A) A crow
(B) A hawk
(C) An owl
(D) A kestrel
11. How does Tenorio kill Ultima?
(A) He stabs her
(B) He shoots her animal familiar
(C) He shoots her
(D) He cuts off her head
12. Which character does not believe in God?
(A) Narciso
(B) Antonio
(C) María
(D) Florence
13. Which character drowns?
(A) Florence
(B) María
(C) Antonio
(D) Narciso
14. Who kills Narciso?
(A) Florence
(B) Gabriel
(C) Tenorio
(D) A Japanese soldier
15. Who kills Lupito?
(A) Gabriel
(B) A mob
(C) The sheriff
(D) Narciso
16. Who kills the sheriff?
(A) Gabriel
(B) Narciso
(C) Antonio
(D) Lupito
17. Where does Gabriel hope to move his family?
(A) New York City
(B) California
(C) Mexico City
(D) Far Hills
18. What does God say to Antonio during his first Communion?
(A) “I am within thee.”
(B) “The answers are within thee.”
(C) Nothing
(D) “Search thyself.”
19. What are the Lunas?
(A) Farmers
(B) Bakers
(C) Cowboys
(D) Evening spirits
20. What sins does Florence say he has committed?
(A) Lust and sloth
(B) Lust and greed
(C) Sloth and envy
(D) None
21. Why does Antonio decide that Andrew is not a good model for him?
(A) He drinks too much
(B) He beats his wife in front of Cico
(C) He cannot sing the llano
(D) He refuses to leave the brothel to help Ultima
22. What character is the only person the Indian will talk to?
(A) Cico
(B) Jáson
(C) María
(D) Antonio
23. Where does Antonio sleep in the house?
(A) The basement
(B) A bedroom with Andrew
(C) The attic
(D) The cupboard under the stairs
24. What do Antonio’s sisters like to do for fun?
(A) Play with dolls
(B) Cook
(C) Flirt with boys
(D) Wrestle
25. Who buries the owl?
(A) Gabriel
(B) Ultima
(C) Tenorio
(D) Antonio
1: The author explores the subconscious world of his culture's collective images, symbols, and dreams through
a. Antonio, who is struggling to find his path in life
b. Tenorio, the evil barkeeper
c. the witchlike Trementina sisters
d. Ultima, the folk-healer
2: The setting for this novel is a small town on the plains in
a. Santa Rosa, New Mexico
b. El Paso, Texas
c. Chihuahua, Mexico
d. Sierra Vista, Arizona
3: Antonio's ninth dream reveals his new perception of himself as someone who is capable of
a. compassion
b. punishment
c. deceit
d. heroism
4: Ultimately, the river that separates Antonio's house from the town symbolizes
a. a moving, living entity that washes away Antonio's pain and purifies his soul
b. the sacred source of life and power
c. the irreversible passage of time and the human journey toward a final destination
d. the force that unites different aspects of Antonio's life -- at home, at school, and in town
5: Which event in Antonio's life sets off his preoccupation with sin and punishment?
a. Getting beat up by schoolyard bullies
b. The killing of Lupito
c. Witnessing a classmate's punishment by whipping
d. Narciso's murder
6: Why does Antonio want to show the golden carp to Florence?
a. He wants Florence to try catching this prize fish.
b. He wants to prove to Florence that the carp really does exist.
c. He wants to draw Florence away from a group of rowdy boys.
d. He wants to give Florence some higher meaning in life.
7: Aztec witches ordinarily were held in high esteem because
a. they practiced magic only for the good of humankind
b. they belonged to the upper echelons of society
c. their black practices were believed to have been assigned by the gods
d. they performed death rituals that ensured a golden afterlife
8: The conflict between good and evil becomes crystallized in the struggle between
a. Ultima and Tenorio
b. Antonio and Tenorio
c. Antonio and Florence
d. the Trementina sisters and Antonio
9: In a moment of epiphany, Antonio realizes that the owl is
a. the embodiment of understanding and clarity
b. Ultima's protective spirit
c. the reincarnation of his dead friend, Florence
d. the messenger that delivers dreams to him
10: Which mythical character is alleged to have drowned her children, and, not having been allowed into heaven, she is destined to search the river for their souls?
a. Tonantzin, an Aztec goddess of the earth
b. Styx, goddess of the river that bears her name
c. the spirit of Doña Marina, the mistress of Hernán Cortes
d. la llorona, the "weeping woman"
11: A deuteragonist is
a. a scholar who specializes in Deuteronomy, the fifth book of the Pentateuch in the Bible
b. a person who agonizes over two conflicting issues of a moral decision
c. the secondmost-important character in a drama
d. a scientist who works with the hydrogen isotope, deuterium
12: Narciso's murder goes unpunished because
a. the coroner declared it was self-inflicted or the result of an accident
b. the townspeople wanted to protect the murderer
c. his family forgave the killer and granted him mercy
d. his evil twin took his place and no one realized Narciso was dead
1)
What does Antonio wear on his first day of school? (from Chapter 6)
Sombero.
Rosary.
Jacket.
Shoes.
2)
Who does Cico and Antonio believe is ready to learn about the golden carp? (from Chapter 21)
Samuel.
Florence.
Horse.
Jason.
3)
Who tells Antonio the war is over? (from Chapter 7)
Miss Maestas.
Ultima.
Prudencio.
Antonio's mother.
4)
What does Antonio tell Miss Maestas the first day of school? (from Chapter 6)
He can pray the rosary.
He can tie his shoes.
He can't speak English.
He can read Spanish.
5)
What is Antonio driven to accomplish at school? (from Chapter 7)
Sitting in the front of the classroom.
Learning to speak English.
Understanding reading and writing.
Playing ball with his friends.
6)
What does Eugene tell his father he did not want to do? (from Chapter 9)
Work on the llano.
Work on the highway crew.
Go to school.
Pray the rosary.
7)
What does Cico tell Tony he must do for himself? (from Chapter 21)
Decide which pagan god to worship.
Decide how to bully Horse and Abel.
Decide whether or not to become a priest.
Decide where to look for the golden carp.
8)
What does Ultima believe would do Antonio much good after seeing much death? (from Chapter 22)
Visit his brothers.
Watch the moon journey from east to west.
See growing life.
Find the golden carp.
9)
What feeling does Tony have after his brothers head toward town in Chapter 8? (from Chapter 8)
Angry.
Curious.
Lost.
Jubilant.
10)
Where does Andrew write in his letter that his brothers would meet? (from Chapter 7)
Santos Estevan.
Guadalupe.
San Diego.
El Puerto.
11)
What are happy memories for Antonio's father? (from Chapter 15)
Growing up on the llano.
Working in the highway department with his sons.
Building a home with his sons.
Planting the juniper tree with his sons.
12)
How much did Antonio's grandfather pay Ultima to rid Lucas of the brujas' curse? (from Chapter 10)
$40.00.
40 cents.
$4.00.
40 silver coins.
13)
Why does Antonio's brother, Gene, pull away from the family when asked about the war? (from Chapter 7)
He was tired.
He was considered a loner.
He could not hear.
He needed fresh air.
14)
What does Antonio kiss? (from Chapter 18)
Jesus' feet on a small crucifix.
Confessional wood.
Rosary beads.
Father Byrnes hands.
15)
When Miss Maestas brings Antonio to the front of the classroom, what do the other school children do? (from Chapter 6)
Cry.
Snicker.
Shout.
Laugh.
16)
Who is with Narcisco when he takes his last breath? (from Chapter 14)
Antonio
Andrew
Tenorio
Manuelito
17)
What does Antonio do after Florence confessed his sin? (from Chapter 18)
Punish him through Indian torture.
Force him to wear the priestly costume.
Absolve him from his sin.
Punish him by making him run laps.
18)
What is the test to determine if someone was a witch? (from Chapter 12)
Burn incense for 72 hours.
Hang a whiskey bottle upside down from a tree and walk underneath.
Walk through a door marked by blessed needles in the form of a cross.
Catch Ultima's owl.
19)
What does Antonio do before cutting into a live tree? (from Chapter 20)
He pulls all its leaves.
He dances around it.
He talks to it.
He hugs it.
20)
What three individuals does Antonio dream about in Chapter 22? (from Chapter 22)
Manuelito, Tenorio and Tellez.
Narcisco, Lupito and Florence.
Eugene, Andrew and Leon.
Maria, Ultima and Miss Maestas.
21)
What gesture does Tony make as his brothers tease him? (from Chapter 8)
Hand to his mouth.
Upwards arrow.
Sign of the cross.
Peace sign.
22)
What do the Luna brothers ask Antonio's parents before they leave El Puerto? (from Chapter 13)
Antonio and Ultima could help their father.
Antonio's mother could stay through winter.
Antonio spend a summer working the land.
Ultima stay to watch over Lucas.
23)
What happens when someone tampers with the fate of a man? (from Chapter 10)
One turns into a brujas.
One will transform into a carp.
It sets off a series of events which no one has control.
It sets off a curse which ends with death.
24)
In his dream, what does God tell Antonio about forgiveness? (from Chapter 14)
God chooses who will be punished.
God strikes the wicked.
God forgives all no matter one's personal whims.
God forgives only the good.
25)
Where did Antonio's father get his education? (from Chapter 6)
Llano.
Guadalupe.
Santos Estevan
El Puerto.
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