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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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"
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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
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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
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