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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. With which group did the Kiowa have an alliance for a very long time - more than a hundred years?
(a) Comanche
(b) Sioux
(c) Cherokee
(d) Apache

2. There was plenty of excitement at the gathering in January of 1937 as the men shouted and _______________.
(a) Fought
(b) Danced
(c) Played music
(d) Fired rifles

3. The man who crossed the canyon after four days encountered a man with a body covered in ____________.
(a) Feathers
(b) Leather
(c) Rubber
(d) Scales

4. When Abel is 17, Francisco gets him to go hunting and the first animal he kills is a ______________.
(a) Rabbit
(b) Snake
(c) Horse
(d) Mule doe

5. ____________ stunned and hit a jackrabbit buck when he was in the attacking group that took place.
(a) Medina
(b) Mariano
(c) Francisco
(d) Abel

Short Answer Questions

1. Napoleon Kills-in-the-_____________ is another of the men at the prayer meeting.

2. What at the last minute passed by Abel as he was lying on the side of a wooded hill during the war?

3. Who was armed with a shotgun when they decided to go shoot gray geese?

4. Who stood up, shouted, and gave the finger to the tank and soldiers who turned and shot at him?

5. What is the name of the grandmother that Tosamah is telling the story about?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Abel had his experience with the box canyon, what did he do after that?

2. Who are the people who are at the prayer meeting with Tosamah at the beginning of this chapter?

3. Who is the Priest of the Sun, who appears at the beginning of this second chapter of the book?

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

5. When Abel's body is wracked with pain as he is lying in the ditch, what is the memory he recalls about his grandfather?

6. What happened when Abel finally did go back to work after the incident at the card game?

7. Who did Ben think never left Abel alone during the two months that he and Abel were friends and things were going well for Abel?

8. Why didn't Abel go to see his grandfather's house on the third day after his arrival?

9. What does Abel do when he sees the bird in the sack after it has been captured?

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

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