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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Abel and Ben were going to go out to the hills on horseback to watch _____________.
(a) The moon
(b) The sunrise
(c) The Great Race
(d) The sunset

3. After a long 12-hour shift at the plant, Ben and Abel went to Tosamah's for _________ and drinking.
(a) Target practice
(b) Poker
(c) Movies
(d) Video games

4. In a year or two, Abel and Ben would get back together to __________ one last time together.
(a) Sleep
(b) Pray
(c) Ride horses
(d) Get drunk

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

6. As a young man, Francisco had ridden out on a buckskin colt, leading the _____________ horse.
(a) Pack
(b) Hunting
(c) Tracking
(d) Supply

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

8. What did Abel wrap his grandfather's hair around when he was preparing it?
(a) Jute
(b) Bone
(c) Yarn
(d) Metal rod

9. Ben made up a story about a beautiful ketoh in order to get Frazer to let him use the black __________.
(a) Buggy
(b) Cadillac
(c) Horse
(d) Ford

10. What was the next job that the Relocation people got for Abel once he was out of jail?
(a) Painter
(b) Patient aide
(c) Housekeeper
(d) Carpenter

11. What did Francisco and Abel look out over when they were at the Arroyo?
(a) River
(b) Stone figure
(c) Mountain
(d) Plain

12. ____________ did not make a sound as the beating took place during the mugging in the alley.
(a) Ben
(b) Abel
(c) Martinez
(d) Milly

13. Abel came upon other _______ and at the first sign of dawn they all set off, and even though Abel fell, he got up and kept on going.
(a) Veterans
(b) Children
(c) Priests
(d) Runners

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

15. The answer to #149 would teach the boys when all the other ___________ and events of their lives were to occur.
(a) Births
(b) Festivals
(c) Gifts
(d) Holidays

Short Answer Questions

1. Abel would make Ben wait before driving off to show him a ____________ coming out of one of the stores.

2. Where did Francisco mark up the animal once he killed it by shooting it after following the tracks?

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

4. What did Abel remove as he rubbed his arms and his chest with ashes, walking quickly away along the snow-covered road?

5. What did Abel dip into water in order to press it to Francisco's mouth and forehead?

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