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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ben remembered a girl who used to laugh the way Milly laughed. He met her at a squaw dance at ___________.
(a) Silver Spur
(b) Old Pueblo
(c) Old River
(d) Cornfields

2. Milly even found Abel a night job at a __________, but he did not even show up for that job.
(a) Bakery
(b) Oil refinery
(c) Subway
(d) Plant

3. Ben thinks of ___________ and supposed that now that Abel is gone, this person isn't going to be around much anymore.
(a) Milly
(b) Francisco
(c) Mike
(d) Tosamah

4. ___________ is in bad shape, his hands are bandaged, his nose is broken, and there is swelling around his eyes.
(a) Tosamah
(b) Ben
(c) Abel
(d) Francisco

5. The answer to #149 would teach the boys when the ___________ race would be held.
(a) Ash
(b) Rooster
(c) Ancestor
(d) Elder

6. Francisco wants to teach his grandsons about the positions of the _________ and how they would affect their lives.
(a) Stones
(b) Sun
(c) Moon
(d) Clouds

7. Where did Francisco mark up the animal once he killed it by shooting it after following the tracks?
(a) Above the eyes
(b) Under the feet
(c) On the wing
(d) On the paws

8. Who did Abel tell about his grandfather's death first after riding to the mission?
(a) Ben
(b) Tosamah
(c) Father Olguin
(d) Cruz

9. Ben invited Abel to ________________, which Abel did take him up on, even though he refused other kindnesses from Ben.
(a) Use his car
(b) Stay with him
(c) A movie
(d) Dinner

10. Who is the old man in the sentence - Abel could not understand the old man's random words.
(a) Ben
(b) Daniels
(c) Francisco
(d) Tosamah

11. What did Francisco complain of, even though there was no reason for his complaint as far as Abel could see?
(a) Warm
(b) Blind
(c) Voice loss
(d) Cold

12. On hearing the story of the horse, __________ laughed so hard that _________ started to hiccup.
(a) Milly
(b) Abel
(c) Ben
(d) Cruz

13. For how many days did Abel stay drunk after the incident at the party with his co-workers?
(a) 3
(b) 7
(c) 2
(d) 5

14. ___________ sat in his grandfather's house as he had done every day since his return
(a) Ben
(b) Tosamah
(c) Cruz
(d) Abel

15. What was the name of the girl that Ben eventually met at the squaw dance, riding there from Sam Charley's place?
(a) Kitty
(b) Mustang Sally
(c) Tiger
(d) Pony

Short Answer Questions

1. When Abel was young, Francisco took him across the Arroyo ________ to the edge of the red rock.

2. On the third day, Abel did not go out because it was _________, he was in pain, and he had no money.

3. What was the name of the bad cop that Ben had a bad experience with in the past?

4. Who walked off with Abel during the party while the other men got drunk, sang and danced?

5. When Abel woke up from his nap and all of his memories, Francisco was __________.

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