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Bless Me, Ultima

Rudolfo A. Anaya

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1. What is the llano?

(A) The plains of New Mexico

(B) A magical song

(D) A legendary mountain

2. What is a vaquero?

(A) A singer who sings the llano

(B) A dancer who dances 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

(D) Fourteen

4. In which war do Antonio's brothers fight?

(A) Vietnam

(B) The Civil War

(D) World War II

5. What language do Antonio's sisters prefer to speak?

(A) English

(B) Navajo

(D) Comanche

6. Who is with Antonio when he sees the golden carp?

(A) Narciso

(B) Gabriel

(D) Cico

7. What do Antonio and Ultima do on their long walks together?

(A) Sing songs

(B) Gather herbs

(D) Plot Antonio's future

8. How do most people characterize Narciso?

(A) As a magical person

(B) As the local criminal

(D) As the town drunk

9. Where does Antonio first see the golden carp?

(A) A secluded pond

(B) María's garden

(D) Ultima's garden

10. What kind of bird does Ultima have as a familiar?

(A) A crow

(B) A hawk

(D) A kestrel

11. How does Tenorio kill Ultima?

(A) He stabs her

(B) He shoots her animal familiar

(D) He cuts off her head

12. Which character does not believe in God?

(A) Narciso

(B) Antonio

(D) Florence

13. Which character drowns?

(A) Florence

(B) María

(D) Narciso

14. Who kills Narciso?

(A) Florence

(B) Gabriel

(D) A Japanese soldier

15. Who kills Lupito?

(A) Gabriel

(B) A mob

(D) Narciso

16. Who kills the sheriff?

(A) Gabriel

(B) Narciso

(D) Lupito

17. Where does Gabriel hope to move his family?

(A) New York City

(B) California

(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.”

(D) “Search thyself.”

19. What are the Lunas?

(A) Farmers

(B) Bakers

(D) Evening spirits

20. What sins does Florence say he has committed?

(A) Lust and sloth

(B) Lust and greed

(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

(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

(D) Antonio

23. Where does Antonio sleep in the house?

(A) The basement

(B) A bedroom with Andrew

(D) The cupboard under the stairs

24. What do Antonio's sisters like to do for fun?

(A) Play with dolls

(B) Cook

(D) Wrestle

25. Who buries the owl?

(A) Gabriel

(B) Ultima

(D) Antonio

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