Bless me Ultima Chapter 4-5

Why do Antonio's parents quarrel every Sunday morning?

• His father drinks and they quarrel (fight) about religion. He is not religious and does not like the priest.

• His father drinks and they quarrel (fight) about doing the dishes. He is not helping around the house and does not like doing dishes.

• His father drinks and they quarrel (fight) about Ultima. He is not happy about Ultima invading their personal space and and does not like the fact that Ultima does not help with the rent.

• His father drinks and they quarrel (fight) about Ultima. He is not happy about Ultima since she is a witch

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For what reason does Antonio's mother say, "and what a sin it is for a boy to grow into a man"? What is Gabriel's definition of a man?

• The mother feels that the things men do destroys the pureness The Golden Carp gives.

• The mother feels that the things men do destroys the pureness God gives.

• The mother feels that the things men do destroys the purness the Virgen Maria gives.

• The mother does not care about Antonio, she only cares about poetry and Shakespeare.

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What is Gabriel's (Antonio's dad) definition of a man.

• He feels a man is built up by everything he eats.

• Real men wear pink

• He feels a man is built up by everything he sees and does.

• He feels a man is built up by everything he dreams.

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For what reasons is Antonio worried about his father's soul? How does Ultima help Antonio overcome this fear?

• Ultima cures him from susto

• He is worried whether or not God will forgive his soul because he was on the bridge the night the men hunted and killed Lupito

• Ultima cures him with a voodoo doll

• He is worried whether or not God will forgive his soul because he was on the bridge the night the men hunted and killed Tenorio

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How far away if the farm?

• The farm is 10 kilometers away

• The farm is 15 miles away

• The farm is 10 miles away

• The farm is 5 miles away

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What is special about the "yerba del manso"?

• It was a plant that had a curse of magic. A cure for everything. It could cure burns, sores, ......"

• It was a plant that had no magic. A cure for nothing. It could not cure burns, sores, ......"

• It was a rock that had a lot of magic. A cure for everything. It could cure burns, sores, ......"

• It was a plant that had a lot of magic. A cure for everything. It could cure burns, sores, ......"

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Why are Antonio and his mother going to El Puerto?

• They are going to help pick strawberries

• They are going to help pick berries

• They are going to help pick apples

• They are going to help pick naranjas

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Describe the proper ways to dig up a plant that is going to be used for Ultima's medicines.

• First, since the plant had spirit you need to talk to La Virgen Maria and tell her why you were pulling it form its home in the earth. When digging, do not let the steel of the shovel touch the roots.

• First, since the plant had spirit you need to talk to The Golden Carp and tell it why you were pulling it form its home in the earth. When digging, do not let the steel of the shovel touch the roots.

• First, since the plant had spirit you need to talk to it and tell it why you were pulling it form its home in the earth. When digging, do not let the steel of the shovel touch the roots.

• First, since the plant had spirit you need to talk to ithe Curanderas of the land and tell them why you were pulling it form its home in the earth. When digging, do not let the steel of the shovel touch the roots.

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Find a passage in this chapter that expresses how Antoinio feels when he is at El Puerto?

• I infer he hates being there.

• I infer he enjoys being there.

• I infer he enjoys the presence of Ultima in the Llano .

• I infer he hates the presence of Ultima in the Llano.

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At this point in the selection do you feel that Ultima is a witch or a curandera? There is no wrong answer

• Ultima's a witch

• Ultima is a curandera

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