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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. ________ thought the gray geese to be beautiful against the moon as they flew.
(a) Vidal
(b) Abel
(c) Ben
(d) Francisco

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

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

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

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

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

8. What appeared shortly after Abel began to sin and call out during his time at the small house?
(a) Pair of eagles
(b) Franciso
(c) A vision of his father
(d) His mother

9. At one point during his 'escape' from the men following him, Abel rolled himself into the ___________ of a truck.
(a) Seat
(b) Cab
(c) Trunk
(d) Flatbed

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

11. As pain wracks the body of Abel, he remembers the first time he had fallen from his horse and ___________ could not fix him.
(a) Vidal
(b) Francisco
(c) Mariano
(d) His mother

12. The sermon at the beginning of the chapter is about the __________ and the Truth.
(a) Word
(b) Resurrection
(c) Apocalypse
(d) Dawn

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

14. What was the small snare trap made out of?
(a) Rubber bands
(b) Reeds
(c) Wood
(d) Metal

15. In what month did Abel's mother die, even though he had been told all along it was nothing?
(a) November
(b) October
(c) July
(d) June

Short Answer Questions

1. Tosamah's grandmother was ___________ though she had a great appreciation for language and for stories.

2. Francisco and Abel went to the ________ where some old people had already gathered and begun to sing.

3. Because his father was on outsider, Abel, his brother and his mother were considered to be ____________.

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

5. What was Abel listening to men do when his grandfather called him to see his dead brother?

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