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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. Tosamah's grandmother was ____________ eight or ten years after the surrender of the Kiowa.
(a) Killed
(b) Born
(c) Dead
(d) Married

2. Who collapses into Francisco's arms, not even recognizing him as he arrives at the bus station?
(a) Vidal
(b) Abel
(c) Mariano
(d) Tosamah

3. ____________ testified that Abel killed by an act of imagination so compelling that it was inconceivable.
(a) Tosamah
(b) Ben Benally
(c) Francisco
(d) Father Olguin

4. Forming a large __________, the men moved slowly inwards, clapping their hands and picking off their victims.
(a) Square
(b) V shape
(c) Spiral
(d) Circle

5. In the lower meadows of the basin of the Valle Grande, the group of men set about capturing __________.
(a) Bait
(b) Opposing tribe members
(c) Women
(d) Each other

Short Answer Questions

1. Tosamah returned to ____________ Mountain in order to visit his grandmother's grave.

2. Who was once considered the best long race runner in the region?

3. Abel slept with one of ___________ daughter's, even though she dressed and ran away from him when he wanted her again.

4. Abel came upon a(n) ___________ house, a small tower of stone built around a pit, hollow and open at the top.

5. At one point during his 'escape' from the men following him, Abel rolled himself into the ___________ of a truck.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is in the trap that Francisco set a long time ago at the opening of the book?

2. What happens when Abel sings and calls out during one of the rain retreats, according to his memory?

3. What did Francisco tell Abel about the area across the Arroyo Bajo to the edge of the red rock that looked out over the plain?

4. Describe the group called the Bahkyush. Who are they and how might they be described to others?

5. What is Abel's final memory before leaving to head off to the war to fight?

6. Who did Ben think never left Abel alone during the two months that he and Abel were friends and things were going well for Abel?

7. What is close to the body of Abel, as he lies in a ditch - cold and in pain, with his hands and fingers broken?

8. Who managed to fix Abel's bad back when he was thrown off his horse, even though his grandfather could not?

9. What does Abel see as he is looking out over the rim of the Valle Grande?

10. What things did Ben offer to Abel on the first day they were introduced to each other?

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