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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Brennan think of the kids in the van?
(a) As a nest of rats.
(b) As a pack of hyenas.
(c) A flock of chickens with no heads.
(d) A swarm of mosquitoes.

2. Where is Coyote Runs shot?
(a) In the ankle.
(b) In the shoulder.
(c) In the arm.
(d) In the leg.

3. What does Brennan think about how his mother talks?
(a) She talks about his father too much.
(b) She won't talk about his father.
(c) She doesn't talk enough.
(d) She talks too much.

4. What are two activities Brennan's mother became involved in that he managed to avoid?
(a) Aerobics and health foods.
(b) Gardening and piano.
(c) Aerobics and Tennis.
(d) Tennis and church.

5. What will Coyote Runs be doing when the warriors stop?
(a) Fetching water.
(b) Snaring rabbits.
(c) Hiding from them.
(d) Watching the horses.

6. How did the Indians carry water for their horses?
(a) Tin canteens.
(b) Cacti branches.
(c) Clay pots.
(d) Leather water skins.

7. What does Brennan notice in Chapter 2 as he approaches the house?
(a) The house color has changed.
(b) The house is dark.
(c) There is furniture in the yard.
(d) There is someone there Brennan doesn't know.

8. What is the name of the canyon where Bill says they are camping?
(a) Horse Canyon.
(b) Tomb Rock Canyon.
(c) Dry Gulch Canyon.
(d) Sandy Canyon.

9. What does Brennan's mother often do in the house?
(a) Plays loud orchestra music.
(b) Rearranges the furniture.
(c) Gets drunk.
(d) Entertains someone.

10. What does Bill say about the canyons in which they are located?
(a) The Spanish left treasure there.
(b) Rumor says they were the last stronghold of the Apaches.
(c) The Apaches never lived there.
(d) An entire regiment of soldiers were killed there.

11. What did Bill say to Brennan's mother about what the spot by the springs looked like?
(a) A secret garden.
(b) A different universe.
(c) A calendar picture.
(d) Grace in the the desert.

12. What does Brennan take with him when he goes to his sleeping bag?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Mosquito netting.
(c) His MP3 player.
(d) Hot Chocolate.

13. What kind of saddle does Magpie own?
(a) He doesn't own a saddle.
(b) A saddle made from Texan steer.
(c) A Mexican saddle with silver on it.
(d) An old U.S. calvery saddle.

14. What does Coyote Runs call a match for lighting a fire?
(a) Magic flame.
(b) Power stick.
(c) Lucifer stick.
(d) Black powder.

15. Where does Coyote Runs try to hide from the soldiers?
(a) Behind a rock in the back of the canyon.
(b) In the river.
(c) In a cave.
(d) Under some sage brush.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Coyote Runs slow as he goes into the canyon?

2. Why is Brennan annoyed about being in the van?

3. Why didn't Brennan use an excuse to get out of going on the trip?

4. With whom does Coyote Runs catch up?

5. Why does Brennan put his sleeping bag under a large boulder?

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