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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Abel's final memory before leaving for war was his _____________ crying as he did not understand why Abel wanted to go.
(a) Uncle
(b) Grandfather
(c) Mother
(d) Brother

3. 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

4. During what season did Tosamah's grandmother die, according to his story?
(a) Fall
(b) Spring
(c) Summer
(d) Winter

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

6. When the tasks of #35 were completed, Abel set off to the _________ all by himself to complete his task.
(a) Forest
(b) Desert
(c) Cliffs
(d) Sea

7. When Carrie was four years old, she _________________, after her father left for good.
(a) Died in the hospital
(b) Ran away
(c) Became depressed
(d) Killed her mother

8. Abel heard the sound of the ____________ and it filled him with a particular kind of dread that remained with him throughout his days.
(a) Death
(b) Wind
(c) Storms
(d) Water

9. What is the young altar boy told to do quickly before the mass would begin?
(a) Comb his hair
(b) Light the candles
(c) Grab the Bible
(d) Find another altar boy

10. Forming a large __________, the men moved slowly inwards, clapping their hands and picking off their victims.
(a) Spiral
(b) Square
(c) Circle
(d) V shape

11. Abel slept with one of ___________ daughter's, even though she dressed and ran away from him when he wanted her again.
(a) Francisco's
(b) Mariano's
(c) Medina's
(d) Tosamah's

12. Tosamah's grandmother was ____________ eight or ten years after the surrender of the Kiowa.
(a) Born
(b) Killed
(c) Married
(d) Dead

13. What would Fat Josie give to Abel during visits to the house after his mother died?
(a) Sweets
(b) Movies
(c) Pictures
(d) Books

14. Milly decided to come to ____________ when she had the money from her father and from his hard work.
(a) Mexico
(b) Chicago
(c) Phoenix
(d) Los Angeles

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of the husband of Mrs. Martin St. John as is revealed when she speaks to Father?

2. At one point during his 'escape' from the men following him, Abel rolled himself into the ___________ of a truck.

3. Who stood up, shouted, and gave the finger to the tank and soldiers who turned and shot at him?

4. ________ thought the gray geese to be beautiful against the moon as they flew.

5. What were the victims being targeted in the #32 scenario that was described in the book?

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