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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Machado's men believe there are more to Sean's group than they thought?
(a) Sean fires his gun from several different places.
(b) Montero has his horse make noise.
(c) Montero throws his voice and accent.
(d) Montero and Mariana make noise.

2. What does Eileen realize as she is waking Juan?
(a) Juan is older than she first thought.
(b) The gold can wait.
(c) He is dead.
(d) Juan is ill.

3. What shocks the others when Eileen returns to them?
(a) That there is so much gold.
(b) That Juan has gone to stop Machado.
(c) That Juan is dead.
(d) That there is only a few dollars of gold.

4. Where does Sean tell Mariana to ride if Machado's men find them?
(a) The monastery.
(b) The Mulkerin ranch.
(c) San Bernadino.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. Who does Eileen encounter in the local store?
(a) Wooston.
(b) Pio Pico.
(c) Machado.
(d) Michael.

6. What does Francisco talk about as the men are traveling?
(a) The Unknown Ones the the Old One.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) Francisco is completely silent.
(d) How he will spend the gold.

7. What does Eileen come up with for saving the ranch?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A plan to legally defeat Wooston.
(c) A way to barter for the ranch.
(d) A plan to buy time to raise more money.

8. Why might the gold not be the answer to Eileen's predicament about the ranch house?
(a) There is no time to mine the gold.
(b) The gold may not be on her land.
(c) The gold is on government land.
(d) The gold is not very pure.

9. What does Sean say about Mariana when asked by Machado?
(a) Mariana is with Juan.
(b) Mariana is back at the ranch.
(c) Mariana is in Los Angeles.
(d) Mariana has made her choice.

10. What city is described as a pueblo with a few adobes, a church a few stores and cantinas?
(a) Santa Barbara.
(b) Malibu.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Los Angeles.

11. Why is Eileen concerned about Juan?
(a) He has a bad cough.
(b) He is blue around the lips.
(c) He is shaking.
(d) He sits to rest in the cave and does not seem well.

12. Who arrives at the party?
(a) The governor.
(b) Wooston.
(c) The Sheriff and several deputies.
(d) Machado and some of his men.

13. Who is waiting for Eileen's group when they return to the Mulkerin ranch?
(a) The governor.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) A group of armed renegades.
(d) Wooston.

14. Who is the elderly man on the burro the Indian is leading?
(a) Russell.
(b) Silva.
(c) Juan.
(d) No one that anyone knows.

15. Why is Sean hunting?
(a) For meat for the fandango.
(b) For Juan's body.
(c) For Russell.
(d) For gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the trail from Los Angeles to Malibu like?

2. What does Bell say is obvious?

3. What does Eileen plan to tell the people in the area?

4. Who will not take orders from a woman?

5. Why is Francisco lagging behind the other man?

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