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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Coyote Runs' job on the raid?
(a) Take care of the extra horses.
(b) Fetch firewood and water.
(c) Cook the meals.
(d) Make arrows.

2. Where was the white school Coyote Runs had to attend?
(a) Alamogordo.
(b) Fort Bliss.
(c) Tucson.
(d) El Paso.

3. Why does Coyote Runs believe he can escape bullets?
(a) He is too young to die.
(b) He has danced the ghost dance.
(c) A rancher fires at him but missed.
(d) He is carrying a lucky knife.

4. While walking to the camp place what did Brennan decide Bill was not?
(a) A strong climber.
(b) A real man.
(c) A whimp.
(d) A runner.

5. How does Brennan feel about his father?
(a) He loves him.
(b) He never knew him.
(c) He hates him.
(d) He admires him.

6. What does Brennan tell his mother is the only way to get the kids to sleep?
(a) Make them run five miles with their packs.
(b) Drive a wooden stake through their hearts.
(c) Drug their hot chocolate.
(d) Hit them over the head.

7. Where did Brennan lose a man who was dating his mother when the man went running with him?
(a) Canyon de Blanco.
(b) Mount Franklin.
(c) Canyon de Diablo.
(d) The desert.

8. What does the soldier who shoots Coyote Runs do as he pulls the trigger?
(a) Jokes with his companions.
(b) Closes his eyes.
(c) Prays for him.
(d) Lectures him on stealing.

9. What will Coyote Runs be doing when the warriors stop?
(a) Hiding from them.
(b) Fetching water.
(c) Snaring rabbits.
(d) Watching the horses.

10. What ethnicity are the ranchers the party raided?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Mexican.
(c) Apache.
(d) Navajo.

11. What does Coyote Runs almost do after the raid?
(a) Lose the lead rope he is holding.
(b) Run a horse into a prairie dog hole.
(c) Drive the horses in the wrong direction.
(d) Shoot one of the warriors.

12. How many attackers chase Magpie and Coyote Runs?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

13. Why did Coyote Runs go to the stream when he woke in the morning?
(a) To get water for his mother.
(b) To catch some fish.
(c) To rinse his mouth and drink.
(d) To take a bath.

14. What does Brennan think the men in his mother's life do?
(a) Hurt her.
(b) Help her financially.
(c) Teach her interesting trivial facts.
(d) Amuse her.

15. How does the raiding party keep its horses quiet?
(a) Pinch their nostrils.
(b) Feed them sugar.
(c) Put muzzles on them.
(d) Blindfold them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Brennan feel when he held his breath when he was first staring at the cottonwoods?

2. What happens to Coyote Runs in the chaos after the raid?

3. What does Brennan do with the skull?

4. What did Bill say they needed to do when they arrived at the springs?

5. What does Coyote Runs call his mother when she lights the cook fire?

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