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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Coyote Runs fear for his life?
(a) He knows the soldiers hate children.
(b) He saw Sancta shot.
(c) He watches the entire party be killed.
(d) He sees Magpie shot down.

3. With whom does Coyote Runs catch up?
(a) The soldiers.
(b) Magpie.
(c) The Ranchers.
(d) Sancta.

4. How does Coyote Runs think he must be on his quest to be a man?
(a) Brave.
(b) Serious.
(c) Happy.
(d) Perfect.

5. Why does Coyote Runs believe he can escape bullets?
(a) A rancher fires at him but missed.
(b) He is too young to die.
(c) He is carrying a lucky knife.
(d) He has danced the ghost dance.

6. What does the event in question #1 mark for Coyote Runs?
(a) First step into manhood.
(b) The ritual killing of his first deer.
(c) Finding out his inner name.
(d) Joining his father's family.

7. Where does Coyote Runs' tribe occasionally get beef?
(a) Carnigan's Ranch.
(b) The army's herd.
(c) Fort McGrady.
(d) The local mission.

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

9. While walking to the camp place what did Brennan decide Bill was not?
(a) A real man.
(b) A runner.
(c) A strong climber.
(d) A whimp.

10. Why is Brennan having a difficult time sleeping?
(a) Something is pressing into his back.
(b) The moon is too bright.
(c) His mother is talking too loud with Bill.
(d) The kids are too noisy.

11. How many attackers chase Magpie and Coyote Runs?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

12. What does Brennan's mother tell him in Chapter 4 when he arrives home?
(a) They are going on a cruise.
(b) They are going to go shopping.
(c) They are going on a camping trip.
(d) They are going to El Paso.

13. What does Brennan tell his mother is the only way to get the kids to sleep?
(a) Hit them over the head.
(b) Drive a wooden stake through their hearts.
(c) Make them run five miles with their packs.
(d) Drug their hot chocolate.

14. What makes Coyote Runs slow as he goes into the canyon?
(a) His injury.
(b) There is no path.
(c) There are large boulders he has to climb.
(d) It is flooded.

15. Why does Coyote Runs think the uniforms of the soldiers are silly?
(a) They attract horse flies.
(b) They are blue.
(c) Their uniforms are too hot.
(d) They are easy to see from a distance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brennan do when he can't sleep?

2. What does Brennan do when he finds a skull?

3. How many soldiers approach Coyote Runs?

4. Who ran the school Coyote Runs attended?

5. What did Brennan think was the reason the kids were so bad?

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