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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Father Olguin dresses in the __________ chasuble while outside people shuffle in the pews.
(a) Blue
(b) White
(c) Green
(d) Scarlet

2. What was Abel listening to men do when his grandfather called him to see his dead brother?
(a) Joke
(b) Argue
(c) Shout
(d) Pray

3. The ___________ Watchers Society was the principal ceremonial organization of the Bahkyush.
(a) Eagle
(b) Sparrow
(c) Coyote
(d) Hawk

4. Who did Abel kill which led to his being put into prison for six years?
(a) Tosamah
(b) Francisco
(c) Albino
(d) Ben

5. After binding the bait together and placing it into a sack, Abel gathered ___________ and cut a number of evergreen boughs.
(a) Peyote
(b) Sage
(c) Grass
(d) Wheat

6. The Tai-me is the ___________ doll that belonged to the Kiowas from the time the man found the special creature.
(a) Water Dance
(b) Rain Dance
(c) Sun Dance
(d) Land Fertility

7. The men in the prayer circle with Tosamah smoked and ate _____________.
(a) Tobacco
(b) Marijuana
(c) Peyote buttons
(d) Jimson Weed

8. What does the old man examine when he comes to a stop during his drive of his team of mares?
(a) Tree
(b) Box
(c) Trap
(d) Car

9. The A.A. Kaul _________ Company uses the second floor of Tosamah's building as a storage facility.
(a) Oil
(b) Office Supply
(c) Auto Supply
(d) Computer

10. Who cooked for the men after they had completed their work in the box canyon?
(a) Abel's mom
(b) Milly
(c) Francisco's wife
(d) Annabelle

11. The ___________ lasted for days, during which time they prayed and made offerings at the holy places they came to.
(a) Fast
(b) Retreat
(c) Sweat
(d) Race

12. Who is the old Kiowa woman that Tosamah references in his story during the sermon he is giving?
(a) A fictional character
(b) Mary
(c) Lilith
(d) His grandmother

13. Who had NOT been a witness to the incident with the tank during the war in which Abel was fighting?
(a) Ben
(b) Abel
(c) Corporal Rate
(d) Bowker

14. Tosamah's grandmother was ___________ though she had a great appreciation for language and for stories.
(a) Blind
(b) Illiterate
(c) Deaf
(d) Old

15. What was the name of the great volcanic crater that lay high up on the western slope of the range?
(a) Volcanic Lake
(b) Case Grande
(c) Rim Grande
(d) Valle Grande

Short Answer Questions

1. With which group did the Kiowa have an alliance for a very long time - more than a hundred years?

2. Who was armed with a shotgun when they decided to go shoot gray geese?

3. What was the small snare trap made out of?

4. At age ____________, Milly's father gave her all of his savings in order to get her to live a better life elsewhere.

5. When the tasks of #35 were completed, Abel set off to the _________ all by himself to complete his task.

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