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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. What does Sean tell Machado?
(a) That Sean will fight Machado for Mariana the next day.
(b) Sean refuses to speak to Machado.
(c) That there will be no fighting at the fiesta.
(d) That Mariana wants to return to Mexico with Machado.

2. What does Silva tell Wooston?
(a) That the Mulkerin party is back at their ranch.
(b) That he is quitting working for Wooston.
(c) That the Mulkerin party is in a dead-end canyon.
(d) That the Mulkerin party has disappeared.

3. What does Machado want to do with the Mulkerin party?
(a) Hold them hostage.
(b) He does not say.
(c) Make them feel miserable.
(d) Kill them all.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In whom does Sean have faith to help him with Machado's men?

2. Who is Polanco and Del Campo?

3. Why is Sean worried about Wooston?

4. What does Sean say about Mariana when asked by Machado?

5. What is the trail from Los Angeles to Malibu like?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Eileen apologize to Juan?

3. What happens that makes Russell leave the cave?

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

5. What do the voices say about Russell?

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

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

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

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

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

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