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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the elderly man on the burro the Indian is leading?
(a) No one that anyone knows.
(b) Juan.
(c) Silva.
(d) Russell.
2. What does a voice declare about Russell?
(a) That he is innocent of wrongdoing.
(b) That he must not be allowed to remember the night.
(c) That he is an evil man.
(d) That he is a foolish man.
3. What does Machado want to do with the Mulkerin party?
(a) Hold them hostage.
(b) He does not say.
(c) Kill them all.
(d) Make them feel miserable.
4. What does Eileen plan to tell the people in the area?
(a) That Machado shot Sean.
(b) That gold has been discovered.
(c) That Machado shot Win.
(d) That Juan is dead.
5. Of whom is Russell said to be an enemy?
(a) The Sky.
(b) The Spirits.
(c) The Land.
(d) The Senora.
6. What is the trail from Los Angeles to Malibu like?
(a) It runs through desert.
(b) It is steep and narrow.
(c) It runs inland several miles.
(d) It runs along the water.
7. Who covers Eileen and the others' tracks?
(a) No one.
(b) Montero.
(c) Sean.
(d) Juan.
8. What does the merchant at the local store promise Eileen?
(a) To tell the locals about the way Wooston threatened Eileen.
(b) To attend the fandango and to spread the word about it.
(c) To refuse to serve Wooston if he comes in.
(d) To hold the next keg of beer that comes in for them.
9. What does Russell find in the cave?
(a) A wolf carcass.
(b) Juan's body.
(c) Francisco's body.
(d) No gold.
10. What does Sean tell Machado?
(a) Sean refuses to speak to Machado.
(b) That Mariana wants to return to Mexico with Machado.
(c) That Sean will fight Machado for Mariana the next day.
(d) That there will be no fighting at the fiesta.
11. How does Russell feel as he is leaving the cave?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Euphoric.
(c) Dizzy and sick.
(d) Depressed.
12. What does Silva tell Wooston?
(a) That he is quitting working for Wooston.
(b) That the Mulkerin party is back at their ranch.
(c) That the Mulkerin party has disappeared.
(d) That the Mulkerin party is in a dead-end canyon.
13. Who laughs at Sean?
(a) Win.
(b) Juan.
(c) Machado.
(d) Sean laughs at himself.
14. What do Tennison and Sean talk about concerning people's hands?
(a) Some men's hands are soft and show they have never worked hard.
(b) Some women's hands are calloused when they should be soft.
(c) Hands can reveal much about a person.
(d) Some hands have six fingers.
15. About what does Sean speak to Montero?
(a) Protecting Eileen.
(b) Hiding the gold once they recover it.
(c) Getting the gold to the ranch.
(d) Protecting the land.
Short Answer Questions
1. What shocks the others when Eileen returns to them?
2. What does Sean see down in the canyon?
3. Who is missing from the group Wooston sent to confront Eileen's group?
4. What does Eileen come up with for saving the ranch?
5. Why does Eileen apologize to Juan?
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