The Burning Plain and Other Stories Quizzes

1. In "We're very poor," the narrator's family loses...

• 1 cow
• 2 cows and all their chickens
• 1 cow and 1 calf
• A dog and 2 cows

2. In "They gave us the land," the peasants are given:

• A fertile river basin
• A swamp near Luvina
• The land surrounding Zapotlán
• The entire "Big plain"

3. In “Macario” the main character's favorite thing to eat is

• Milk from Felipa’s breast
• Grandmother’s leftover food
• Frogs
• His own scabs

4. What is the name of the game Pedro Zamora loves to play in “The burning plain"?

• “Bullfighting”
• “Jumping the fence”
• “Sitting ducks”
• “Hangman”

5. In “Anacleto Morones” the women who visit Lucatero carry

• Bibles
• Novenas
• Their children
• Scapularies

6. In “Tell them not to kill me!” why does Colonel Terreros want to kill Juvencio Nava?

• Because he killed the colonel’s father
• Because he let his cows graze on Don Lupe’s land
• Because he was a dangerous revolutionary
• Because he is guilty of abandoning his post

7. In “The Hill of the Comadres” the Remigio was killed with

• A revolver
• The butt of a rifle
• A needle
• A machete

8. What happened to Anacleto Morones?

• He went to the North to start over after being released from jail
• He was killed by Lucas Lucatero
• He was canonized by the Congregation of Amula
• He was killed by Pancha

9. The most remarkable natural element in Luvina is

• The black wind
• The razor sharp rocks
• The deep crevasses
• The dry terrain

10. In “At daybreak” what does Old Esteban not remember?

• Whether or not he is married
• Why he kicked the calf
• What his name is
• Whether or not he killed Don Justo