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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. In whom does Sean have faith to help him with Machado's men?
(a) Mariana.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Montero.
(d) Juan.

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

3. What does Sean see down in the canyon?
(a) A wild mustang herd.
(b) A group of Mexican Indians.
(c) Nine or ten men.
(d) A spirit totem.

4. What does Russell find in the cave?
(a) A wolf carcass.
(b) No gold.
(c) Francisco's body.
(d) Juan's body.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will not take orders from a woman?

2. What do several people tell Sean about Wooston?

3. What does the merchant at the local store promise Eileen?

4. What sounds are coming from the hills?

5. What does Bell say is obvious?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Eileen distraught when she and Juan get to the gold?

3. What noises do Wooston's men hear and why do they decide to wait until morning to confront Sean's group?

4. What happens when Eileen goes to wake up Juan?

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

6. How many men does Sean observe who are after them and what is Montero doing?

7. Why does Eileen apologize to Juan?

8. What does Silva tell Wooston that angers Wooston, and what concerns Machado and Russell?

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

10. Who does Eileen meet at the store, and what is his reaction to her story about the gold?

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