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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the first and second days of his return, Abel had gone out and gotten ___________.
(a) Job applications
(b) Drunk
(c) Hookers
(d) Food

2. What did Francisco complain of, even though there was no reason for his complaint as far as Abel could see?
(a) Voice loss
(b) Blind
(c) Warm
(d) Cold

3. Who did Abel tell about his grandfather's death first after riding to the mission?
(a) Ben
(b) Tosamah
(c) Cruz
(d) Father Olguin

4. Francisco wants to teach his grandsons about the positions of the _________ and how they would affect their lives.
(a) Moon
(b) Clouds
(c) Stones
(d) Sun

5. Who was NOT one of the people who hung out with Abel on his last night in town before leaving on the bus?
(a) Bowker
(b) Cruz
(c) Ben
(d) Tosamah

6. Winter had come to the land and Father Olguin was home in the ___________, alone and busy.
(a) Soup kitchen
(b) Church pew
(c) School
(d) Rectory

7. The ___________ book and ears of colored corn were also placed at Francisco's side.
(a) Recipe
(b) Picture
(c) Ledger
(d) Story

8. What was the name of the girl that Ben eventually met at the squaw dance, riding there from Sam Charley's place?
(a) Mustang Sally
(b) Tiger
(c) Pony
(d) Kitty

9. Who was the man at the party who continued to insult Abel, even though it was not directly?
(a) Ben
(b) Cruz
(c) Tosamah
(d) Francisco

10. What was the next job that the Relocation people got for Abel once he was out of jail?
(a) Housekeeper
(b) Painter
(c) Carpenter
(d) Patient aide

11. Francisco smeared the substance on his colt because they had both _____________ in this experience.
(a) Been brave
(b) Enjoyed
(c) Come of age
(d) Worked hard

12. Who is the old man in the sentence - Abel could not understand the old man's random words.
(a) Francisco
(b) Ben
(c) Daniels
(d) Tosamah

13. Where did Francisco takes his grandsons once he thought they were old enough?
(a) Campo Santo
(b) Camp David
(c) Wide Ruins
(d) Camp Terrazo

14. Who walked off with Abel during the party while the other men got drunk, sang and danced?
(a) Ben
(b) Cruz
(c) Tosamah
(d) Daniels

15. Ben invited Abel to ________________, which Abel did take him up on, even though he refused other kindnesses from Ben.
(a) Stay with him
(b) Dinner
(c) A movie
(d) Use his car

Short Answer Questions

1. The sight of Francisco's child during the birth made him __________.

2. ____________ did not make a sound as the beating took place during the mugging in the alley.

3. When Ben was not in a hurry on a delivery with his truck, he would stop by and pick up _____________.

4. Where did Francisco mark up the animal once he killed it by shooting it after following the tracks?

5. What did Francisco eat after disemboweling the animal that he killed while off in the woods?

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