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

2. What idea does Eileen share with Sean?
(a) About Jaime and the gold.
(b) About Mariana's fate.
(c) About a fandango.
(d) About Juan.

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

4. What do Sean and Eileen do when they stop at a local store?
(a) Spread the news of the gold and the fandango.
(b) Buy numerous quarts of whiskey for the fandango.
(c) Show everyone the gold they have found.
(d) Talk about what Wooston has done.

5. 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 not very pure.
(d) The gold is on government land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sean tell Mariana to ride if Machado's men find them?

2. Who is Polanco and Del Campo?

3. How much gold does Juan say there is?

4. What catches Eileen's eye as Juan is sleeping?

5. Who is the elderly man on the burro the Indian is leading?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the situation at the ranch when Eileen and the others arrive back there?

2. What occurs when Eileen and Sean stop at a local merchant's store?

3. What is Los Angeles like at the time of the setting of "The Californios"?

4. What happens to Russell after he leaves the cave?

5. What is Russell's appearance and explanation when he arrives at the fandango?

6. What happens that makes Russell leave the cave?

7. What happens when Russell wakes in the night, and what does he do in the morning?

8. Why does Eileen apologize to Juan?

9. What are Russell and Francisco doing in the mountains, and why does Francisco anger Russell?

10. What do the voices say about Russell?

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