Holly Barajas
Mike Kim
Patti Rodriguez
Megan Yeats
Name___________________ Bless Me, Ultima Exam
Period____
Multiple Choice (1 point each)
Choose the best answer for the questions that follow.
1. Who takes Antonio to see the Golden Carp?
a. Samuel
b. Red
c. Ultima
d. Cico
Choice D is correct
2. What animal do the three brujas turn into?
a. Owl
b. Fox
c. Coyotes
d. Bear
Choice C is correct
3. Why was Narcisso shot?
a. He betrayed Gabriel, Tony’s father.
b. He was on his way to warn Ultima.
c. He didn’t pay his gambling debts.
d. He went crazy, because of the war.
Choice B is correct
4. What part did Tony play in the curing of Uncle Lucas?
a. The curandero-performed the curing.
b. An observer- watched Ultima perform her rites.
c. The channel- taking some of the burden off of Lucas.
d. The lookout- making sure the Brujas did not come back.
Choice C is correct
5. After the boys find the Golden Carp, they decide to let Florence in on the secret. In what condition do they find Florence?
a. He has drowned.
b. He swimming in the watering hole.
c. He is visiting Jason’s “Indian”.
d. He is playing on the school grounds.
Choice A is correct
6. At the night of the Christmas play which of the following did NOT happen?
a. One of the students hangs from the rafters.
b. One of the students urinates on the floor.
c. One of the students bites a fellow student.
d. One of the students faints.
Choice D is correct
7. How is the owl connected to Ultima?
a. The owl is her favorite pet.
b. The owl is her spirit.
c. Ultima turns into the owl.
d. The owl is her servant.
Choice B is correct
8. At the end of the novel what conclusion does Tony come to about his life?
a. He never comes to a resolution.
b. He decides to be a priest.
c. He decides to be a farmer.
d. He decides to be a curandero.
9. Which of the following is NOT a religious parallel to the Golden Carp story?
a. The concept of forbidden fruit.
b. Living in famine.
c. The parting of the river as a means to escape.
d. The saving of the people by a messiah.
Choice C is correct
10. Why does Tony spend the entire summer alone with his uncles?
a. His uncles feel he is ready to start learning about the land.
b. They need an extra farm hand.
c. They no longer have enough room for Tony’s entire family to stay.
d. His Uncle Lucas is ill again and they need Tony’s help to cure him.
Choice A is correct
Identification Section (6 points each)
Directions: Choose any THREE of the following quotes AND:
1) Identify the speaker (2 pts)
2) In three or four sentences, discuss the SIGNIFICANCE of the quote.
(4 pts)
“There will be no breakfast this morning. Today we will all go to communion. Men walk the world as animals, and we must pray that they see God’s light. Today you will offer up half of your communion for your brothers, that God bring them home safely, and half—for what happened last night.”
“Bueno! Bueno! If that is what he is to be then it is so. A man cannot struggle against his own fate. In my own day we were given no schooling. Only the ricos could afford school. Me, my father gave me a saddle blanket and a wild pony when I was ten. There is your life, he said, and he pointed to the llano. So the llano was my school, it was my teacher, it was my first love—“
“We just can’t. I don’t know, maybe it’s because the war made men out of us too fast, maybe it’s because their dreams were never real to begin with—I guess if anyone is going to fit into their dreams it’s going to have to be you, Tony. Just don’t grow up to fast.”
“I win! I win! I have killed the owl with a bullet molded by the Prince of Death! The witch is dead, my daughters are avenged! And you who escaped me on the bridge will follow her to hell!”
“I will tell you why. It is because good is always stronger than evil.
Always remember that, Antonio. The smallest bit of good can stand
against all the powers of evil in the world and it will emerge triumphant.
There is no need to fear men like Tenorio.”
Essay Section (22 points)
Choose ONE of the following and write an essay. Essay should have at LEAST THREE paragraphs, with at least five sentences in each paragraph
Choice One: There are three major faiths discussed in the novel Bless Me, Ultima: Christianity, folklore, and curanderismo (Ultima). Choose TWO of these faiths and compare them, LINKING them also to their effects on Tony.
Choice Two: Discuss how each of the following family members and
their beliefs influenced Tony’s growth in the novel; his mother and
the Luna’s, his father and the Marez, and Ultima’s curanderism.