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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. Abel heard the sound of the ____________ and it filled him with a particular kind of dread that remained with him throughout his days.
(a) Water
(b) Storms
(c) Wind
(d) Death

2. ____________ recounted an incident in which Abel was almost killed by a tank during the war time.
(a) Francisco
(b) Mariano
(c) Bowker
(d) Ben

3. What is in Abel's mouth the next time he wakes up during his time in the ditch?
(a) Blood
(b) A piece of paper
(c) A piece of bread
(d) Water

4. What was the name of Milly and her husband's first child after they got married in California?
(a) Jennifer
(b) Carrie
(c) Tammy
(d) Felicia

5. In the lower meadows of the basin of the Valle Grande, the group of men set about capturing __________.
(a) Each other
(b) Bait
(c) Women
(d) Opposing tribe members

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the small snare trap made out of?

2. What does Mrs. Martin St. John ask Father Olguin to help her find when she stays in town?

3. What would Nicolas teah-whau beg for at the side of the road of others who passed?

4. What did Milly eventually do for her profession, as Abel remembered as he was lying in pain?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who went up to the hill to get drunk the night before Abel left for the bus station?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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