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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 the female eagle in the mating flight carry in her claws as she flew, dropping it to the male?
(a) Rattlesnake
(b) Egg
(c) Worm
(d) Twigs

2. Tosamah returned to ____________ Mountain in order to visit his grandmother's grave.
(a) Rainy
(b) Aspen
(c) Rocky
(d) Snowy

3. The Tai-me is the ___________ doll that belonged to the Kiowas from the time the man found the special creature.
(a) Land Fertility
(b) Rain Dance
(c) Water Dance
(d) Sun Dance

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

5. What would Fat Josie give to Abel during visits to the house after his mother died?
(a) Sweets
(b) Movies
(c) Books
(d) Pictures

Short Answer Questions

1. Vidal and Abel came back to the box canyon to watch their grandfather dig with a __________.

2. When Carrie was four years old, she _________________, after her father left for good.

3. Who collapses into Francisco's arms, not even recognizing him as he arrives at the bus station?

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

5. In what month did Abel's mother die, even though he had been told all along it was nothing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is in the trap that Francisco set a long time ago at the opening of the book?

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

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

4. What does Tosamah include in his sermon about the Word and Truth as he preaches in Los Angeles?

5. What is the legal result of Abel flipping off the others in the tank, even though they almost run over him?

6. What is the first animal that crosses Abel's path when the grandfather gets him up early to go hunting at daybreak?

7. When Tosamah's grandmother, Aho, dies, what does he do for her the following summer?

8. Where did Francisco take his grandsons once he believed they were old enough for it?

9. What did Francisco tell Abel about the area across the Arroyo Bajo to the edge of the red rock that looked out over the plain?

10. Describe the group called the Bahkyush. Who are they and how might they be described to others?

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