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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Lucinda described as Saint Louis's most eligible young woman?
(a) Because she is beautiful.
(b) Because her father discovered gold.
(c) Because of her musical talents.
(d) Because of her political influence.

2. How much money does Levi give the emigrants heading back east?
(a) Thirty dollars.
(b) Forty dollars.
(c) Fifty dollars.
(d) Twenty dollars.

3. What does Pasquinel do when he realizes he can't get the arrow out of his back?
(a) Screams for help.
(b) Cuts the end off.
(c) Continues on.
(d) Takes a nap.

4. How does Oliver Seccumbe plan to get a large piece of land?
(a) Through the Homestead Act.
(b) Through robbery.
(c) By asking Levi for money.
(d) By going where land is cheapest.

5. What does Lame Beaver tell his daughter about Pasquinel in Chapter 5?
(a) That he could teach her.
(b) That she should avoid him.
(c) That she needs to help him.
(d) That she should consider marrying him.

6. What does Frank Skimmerhorn threaten will happen to Native Americans who do not put down their weapons when he commands?
(a) They will be jailed.
(b) They will be tortured.
(c) They will be exiled.
(d) They will be shot.

7. According to Chapter 3, who were among the first inhabitants of Centennial?
(a) Native Americans.
(b) Dinosaurs.
(c) The British.
(d) Women and children.

8. What does Maxwell Mercy stop Sam Purchas from doing while traveling west?
(a) Killing Native Americans.
(b) Selling his cattle.
(c) Burning his supplies.
(d) Drinking too much.

9. In Chapter 3, what animal does the narrator say is able to cripple bison?
(a) A rattlesnake.
(b) A poisonous bird.
(c) Man.
(d) A scorpion.

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

11. What does Levi name his restored trading post?
(a) Family Stop.
(b) Zandt's Farm.
(c) Levi's Goods.
(d) Zandt's Store.

12. In Chapter 4, what does Lame Beaver trade with the white people for guns?
(a) Pelts.
(b) Bullets.
(c) Arrows.
(d) Wood.

13. Why does Sam Purchas suggest Levi sell his horses?
(a) To buy oxen.
(b) To get a good deal.
(c) To have money for food.
(d) To raise money for a farm.

14. What does John Skimmerhorn hire J.R. Poteet as for his trip to Texas in Chapter 8?
(a) A driver.
(b) A laborer.
(c) A cook.
(d) A nurse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alexander McKeag help Pasquinel?

2. What rumor spreads in 1851?

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

4. Where does Larkin find gold in Chapter 7?

5. How does Lucinda get her name?

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