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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What solution does Frank Skimmerhorn offer in regard to the Native Americans?
(a) He wants to teach them to farm.
(b) He wants to move them to Canada.
(c) He wants to give them reservation land.
(d) He wants them exterminated.

2. In Chapter 8, how many horses do the Native Americans steal from John Skimmerhorn's convoy?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

3. How does Spade Larkin keep his hopes high for finding gold?
(a) He prays daily.
(b) He keeps a small gold nugget in his pocket.
(c) He carries newspaper clippings with him.
(d) He asks people for clues frequently.

4. Why does Amos Boehman sell his Conestoga wagon?
(a) Levi asks him to sell it.
(b) He wants out the hauling business.
(c) It is broken.
(d) He needs the money.

5. In Chapter 3, what animal does the narrator say the bison encountered?
(a) The large beaver.
(b) The saber-tooth cat.
(c) The native horse.
(d) The water buffalo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jake Pasquinel die?

2. What do the Rude Water tribe do to Pasquinel's boat?

3. In Chapter 4, how many bullets does Lame Beaver steal?

4. What does McKeag say about Lucinda after Pasquinel's death?

5. In Chapter 4, what is unique about the bullets Lame Beaver steals?

(see the answer key)

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