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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, The Longhair.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Vidal and Abel came back to the box canyon to watch their grandfather dig with a __________.
(a) Hat
(b) Bow
(c) Rock
(d) Hoe

2. Who looked after Abel and the rest of his family because their father left a long time before?
(a) Tosamah
(b) Francisco
(c) Mariano
(d) Oguin

3. Where were the governor and the officials sitting, making those the places of honor in the group?
(a) Under umbrellas
(b) In the sun
(c) Near the trees
(d) In the air conditioned warehouse

4. When Abel is 17, Francisco gets him to go hunting and the first animal he kills is a ______________.
(a) Rabbit
(b) Mule doe
(c) Horse
(d) Snake

5. There was plenty of excitement at the gathering in January of 1937 as the men shouted and _______________.
(a) Fired rifles
(b) Danced
(c) Fought
(d) Played music

Short Answer Questions

1. Abel heard the sound of the ____________ and it filled him with a particular kind of dread that remained with him throughout his days.

2. Who is the old man who is driving his team of old mares along the river in a canyon at the beginning?

3. What does the old man examine when he comes to a stop during his drive of his team of mares?

4. In what month did Abel's mother die, even though he had been told all along it was nothing?

5. What at the last minute passed by Abel as he was lying on the side of a wooded hill during the war?

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