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

2. Abel slept with one of ___________ daughter's, even though she dressed and ran away from him when he wanted her again.
(a) Francisco's
(b) Mariano's
(c) Medina's
(d) Tosamah's

3. What was the name of the great volcanic crater that lay high up on the western slope of the range?
(a) Case Grande
(b) Valle Grande
(c) Volcanic Lake
(d) Rim Grande

4. When Abel went to look at the bird he caught, helpless in the sack, he felt bad so he __________ it.
(a) Loosened
(b) Ate
(c) Suffocated
(d) Freed

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Francisco thinks back to the time when he participated in a __________ for the good hunting and the harvests.

2. When he left, Abel remembered too late to look back in the direction of ___________.

3. Who was once considered the best long race runner in the region?

4. Where were the governor and the officials sitting, making those the places of honor in the group?

5. What was the name of Milly's first husband whom she met when she first arrived at her new home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the plan that Abel and Ben shared before Abel left the following day?

3. Describe the appearance of Abel when Ben takes him to the bus station at the beginning of the chapter.

4. What happens when Abel sings and calls out during one of the rain retreats, according to his memory?

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

6. Describe the relationship Francisco had with a young girl when he was a younger man.

7. What does Ben do when he goes to the Silver Dollar after dropping off Abel at the bus station?

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

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

10. Why does Ben think that Milly is going to come around anymore, according to what he has noticed?

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