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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is with Francisco in the mountains?
(a) Machado.
(b) Russell.
(c) Juan.
(d) Silva.

3. Why does Wooston want to take Russell away?
(a) To find out where Silva is.
(b) To care for Russell until the man dies.
(c) Because he has found the gold.
(d) To find out what happened to Francisco.

4. Why is Eileen distraught?
(a) Win is lost in the canyon.
(b) There is only enough gold to pay half of what she owes on the ranch.
(c) Mariana is captured by Marchado's men.
(d) Sean is shot.

5. What sounds are coming from the hills?
(a) None.
(b) Wolves howling.
(c) Owls hooting.
(d) Laughter and coyote howls.

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

7. What does Juan warn Eileen not to do?
(a) Anger the spirits.
(b) Try to beat Wooston legally.
(c) Try to find the gold alone.
(d) Wander off.

8. Who does Sean not see?
(a) Machado.
(b) Mariana.
(c) Montero.
(d) Juan.

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

10. What does Eileen do with her coat?
(a) Uses it to protect her knees as she climbs.
(b) To carry the gold.
(c) Covers Juan.
(d) To signal Sean and the others.

11. What does a voice declare about Russell?
(a) That he must not be allowed to remember the night.
(b) That he is a foolish man.
(c) That he is innocent of wrongdoing.
(d) That he is an evil man.

12. Why is Sean worried about Wooston?
(a) Because he is insane.
(b) Because he may get violent.
(c) Because he may not bow to pressure.
(d) Because he has the backing of the governor.

13. Who challenges Sean?
(a) Machado.
(b) Wooston.
(c) Pico.
(d) No one.

14. Why does Sean wake Mariana?
(a) He hears Machado's people coming.
(b) He wants to tell her a secret.
(c) He is lonely.
(d) He wants to get her to safety.

15. Why does Bell try to arrest Sean?
(a) For the murder of Russell.
(b) For falsifying records.
(c) For refusing an eviction order.
(d) For stealing gold from land that does not belong to the Mulkerin family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What confirms Eileen's theory about the gold coming from the hills?

2. What does Pico know about Eileen?

3. What is Juan careful to do?

4. Who tells Sean about Russell?

5. Why is Eileen concerned about Juan?

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