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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 Russell not believe?
(a) That Wooston will be fair to them.
(b) That they will be arrested if they kill Sean Mulkerin.
(c) That there is gold.
(d) In ghosts.

2. What city is described as a pueblo with a few adobes, a church a few stores and cantinas?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Malibu.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Santa Barbara.

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

4. What does Eileen plan to tell the people in the area?
(a) That Juan is dead.
(b) That Machado shot Win.
(c) That Machado shot Sean.
(d) That gold has been discovered.

5. What does Eileen realize as she is waking Juan?
(a) Juan is ill.
(b) The gold can wait.
(c) Juan is older than she first thought.
(d) He is dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What idea does Eileen share with Sean?

2. What does Russell find when he follows some tracks?

3. How is Eileen described as looking as she rides?

4. What does Francisco talk about as the men are traveling?

5. Who is Polanco and Del Campo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the situation at the ranch when Eileen and the others arrive back there?

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

3. Why is Eileen distraught when she and Juan get to the gold?

4. What thoughts run through Eileen's mind while she is thinking about the gold when Juan is resting?

5. Why does Eileen apologize to Juan?

6. What noises do Wooston's men hear and why do they decide to wait until morning to confront Sean's group?

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

8. Who arrives at the party unexpectedly and how does he make Sean jealous?

9. Who does Eileen meet at the store, and what is his reaction to her story about the gold?

10. What happens that makes Russell leave the cave?

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