View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what month did Tosamah finally visit his grandmother's grave, according to his story?
(a) June
(b) January
(c) July
(d) August

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

3. 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

4. Abel keeps himself in the __________ as he makes his way through the city, in order to keep himself hidden.
(a) Gutters
(b) Alleys
(c) Light
(d) Shadows

5. What would Nicolas teah-whau beg for at the side of the road of others who passed?
(a) Whiskey
(b) Books
(c) Jam
(d) Bread

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

7. Reverend John Big Bluff Tosamah is also known as the priest of the __________.
(a) Water
(b) Land
(c) Sun
(d) Moon

8. Who is the old man who is driving his team of old mares along the river in a canyon at the beginning?
(a) Abel
(b) Tosamah
(c) Francisco
(d) Vidal

9. What was the name of Milly's first husband whom she met when she first arrived at her new home?
(a) Mike
(b) Abel
(c) Matt
(d) Tom

10. Abel dreams of the time he had gone down to the river with __________ to go shooting.
(a) Mariano
(b) Vidal
(c) Francisco
(d) Ben

11. ____________ father had worked the land for years with little success in doing so.
(a) Ben's
(b) Vidal's
(c) Abel's
(d) Milly's

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

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

14. Reverend John Big Bluff Tosamah lives in the place of worship with his disciple _________.
(a) Cruz
(b) Francisco
(c) Abel
(d) George

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Fat Josie give to Abel during visits to the house after his mother died?

2. To find his grandmother's grave, Tosamah has to walk along the path of the _______________.

3. Tosamah returned to ____________ Mountain in order to visit his grandmother's grave.

4. Where does Abel hide when he thinks that men are running toward him after hearing something?

5. The men in the prayer circle with Tosamah smoked and ate _____________.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 405 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample