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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Milly eventually do for her profession, as Abel remembered as he was lying in pain?
(a) Social worker
(b) Banker
(c) Teacher
(d) Therapist

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Abel came upon a(n) ___________ house, a small tower of stone built around a pit, hollow and open at the top.

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

3. The man who crossed the canyon after four days encountered a man with a body covered in ____________.

4. Abel slept with one of ___________ daughter's, even though she dressed and ran away from him when he wanted her again.

5. Abel keeps himself in the __________ as he makes his way through the city, in order to keep himself hidden.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Francisco do after returning to his horses after killing the bear in a sort of rite of passage?

2. What were some of the signs that Abel's grandfather was dying, at least according to Abel?

3. Describe the life of Milly and how Abel recalls it unfolding as he is lying in the ditch, injured and unable to do anything but think.

4. Describe the creature that Tosamah's grandmother had described in a story about a man who set off to find food for his people.

5. What happened between Abel and the daughter of Medina in January of 1937?

6. What is close to the body of Abel, as he lies in a ditch - cold and in pain, with his hands and fingers broken?

7. What did Abel do after he left his grandfather's house after Francisco died?

8. What does Abel see as he is looking out over the rim of the Valle Grande?

9. How did Abel and Ben meet each other for the first time, as Ben recalls it during a trip down memory lane?

10. Was the plan that Abel and Ben had real or one that was made up just to make them feel close?

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