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

2. Of whom is Russell said to be an enemy?
(a) The Sky.
(b) The Land.
(c) The Spirits.
(d) The Senora.

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

4. What does the merchant at the local store promise Eileen?
(a) To attend the fandango and to spread the word about it.
(b) To refuse to serve Wooston if he comes in.
(c) To hold the next keg of beer that comes in for them.
(d) To tell the locals about the way Wooston threatened Eileen.

5. Why does Machado want to wait until the morning to go up against Sean and the others?
(a) Machado's group is in the open.
(b) Many of the men do not want to move in the dark.
(c) Machado wants to rest.
(d) Machado thinks there are ghosts that will help Sean's group in the dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is waiting for Eileen's group when they return to the Mulkerin ranch?

2. What does Silva tell Wooston?

3. Who does Sean not see?

4. Why is Eileen distraught?

5. Why does Sean wake Mariana?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Eileen decide in order to "buy" time?

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

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

5. Why does Eileen apologize to Juan?

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

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

8. What do the voices say about Russell?

9. What does Eileen order at the store and why?

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

(see the answer keys)

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