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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. Where were the governor and the officials sitting, making those the places of honor in the group?
(a) In the air conditioned warehouse
(b) In the sun
(c) Under umbrellas
(d) Near the trees

2. When Carrie was four years old, she _________________, after her father left for good.
(a) Killed her mother
(b) Ran away
(c) Became depressed
(d) Died in the hospital

3. Vidal and Abel came back to the box canyon to watch their grandfather dig with a __________.
(a) Hoe
(b) Rock
(c) Bow
(d) Hat

4. What is caught in a small snare trap that the old man has set at the beginning of the story?
(a) Mouse
(b) Fox
(c) Sparrow
(d) Snake

5. Reverend John Big Bluff Tosamah is also known as the priest of the __________.
(a) Moon
(b) Land
(c) Water
(d) Sun

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was NOT one of the members of the prayer meeting with Tosamah?

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

3. What does the old man examine when he comes to a stop during his drive of his team of mares?

4. The sermon at the beginning of the chapter is about the __________ and the Truth.

5. When the tasks of #35 were completed, Abel set off to the _________ all by himself to complete his task.

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused Francisco to be afraid during the birth of his child, which then caused his girlfriend to leave him?

2. What did Francisco do to the bear after he finally tracked him down in the forest and then killed him?

3. What happened between Abel and the daughter of Medina in January of 1937?

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

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

6. Who did not dance when the group of men got together to get drunk the night before Abel's departure?

7. What were some of the things the sun could teach the grandsons about, according to Francisco?

8. What does Ben do when he goes to the Silver Dollar after dropping off Abel at the bus station?

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

10. What is the first animal that crosses Abel's path when the grandfather gets him up early to go hunting at daybreak?

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