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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Levi buy the Conestoga wagon?
(a) As a gift for his brother.
(b) As a promise to his mother to do better.
(c) To start a new life.
(d) To help a friend.

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

3. At the end of Chapter 8, what does Jim note about John Skimmerhorn's traveling group?
(a) There will be problems.
(b) They get lost too easily.
(c) They all hate each other.
(d) They work together very well.

4. According to the narrator, what were the Cheyenne originally known as?
(a) Cheboygan.
(b) Our People.
(c) Only Ones.
(d) The Tribe.

5. Why does Tranquilino Marquez leave Mexico?
(a) He was robbed.
(b) He was following his wife.
(c) He wanted to earn more money.
(d) He is told to shoot a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John Skimmerhorn meet Nacho?

2. What does Hans Brumbaugh do to the land he buys from Levi?

3. In Chapter 3, what animal does the narrator say is able to cripple bison?

4. In Chapter 3, where does the narrator say the horses migrated to?

5. Why does Levi call a scientist when he finds a bone?

(see the answer key)

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