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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. Why is Skimmerhorn chastised for his role in United States and Native American relations?
(a) Because he acted without direction.
(b) Because he was too harsh.
(c) Because he didn't have permission.
(d) Because everyone disagreed with him.

2. Why does John Skimmerhorn worry about traveling to Texas in Chapter 8?
(a) He has to go alone.
(b) The roads are not yet built.
(c) People are afraid to travel there.
(d) He has never been there before.

3. How many older brothers does Levi Zandt have?
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

4. How long does it take Pasquinel to get the arrowhead out of his body?
(a) Years.
(b) An hour.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Days.

5. When the cattle arrive in Chapter 8, who is the first person Jim sees?
(a) Levi's daughter.
(b) John Skimmerhorn's sister.
(c) Levi's wife.
(d) John Skimmerhorn's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Levi's group manage to cross the Platte?

2. What makes Bufe Coker a poor person to choose horses for the trip to Texas in Chapter 8?

3. What is suspicious about Pasquinel's marriage to Clay Basket?

4. What is Pasquinel doing when he is killed?

5. What ends Pasquinel's partnership with McKeag?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the narrator, what happened to the rattlesnake when man encountered it in the American west?

2. What encounters does John Skimmerhorn's group have with Native Americans in Chapter 8?

3. How does Levi prepare to head west?

4. Why does Poteet take charge in hiring a team in Chapter 8?

5. What happens when Lame Beaver steals horses from an opposing tribe?

6. Why does John Skimmerhorn help plan Oliver's trip to Texas?

7. What happens when Pasquinel is shot with an arrow?

8. What happens to the first gun Lame Beaver's tribe ever owns?

9. What happens after Larkin finds gold?

10. During his trip west, what happens when Levi finds the family that was killed by Pawnee?

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