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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 does Seccumbe always show a profit in his work?
(a) He is a great business man.
(b) He has a lucky investment.
(c) He lies in his books.
(d) He lies to other people.

2. Why does Levi call a scientist when he finds a bone?
(a) He thinks it belongs to a human.
(b) It's very large.
(c) It's very small.
(d) It looks diseased.

3. What job does Amos Calender have in Colorado?
(a) Business owner.
(b) Cowboy.
(c) Farmhand.
(d) Real estate agent.

4. Who does Clemma tell Levi she is going to marry?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A shop owner.
(d) A military man.

5. In Chapter 9, what does Hans Brumbaugh realize about the gold seekers?
(a) They are all men.
(b) They are poor.
(c) They are starving.
(d) They are tired.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Messmore Garret's arrival cause such problems in Colorado?

2. Why do more farmers start growing sugar beets?

3. Why does Dumire desire to know where Soren Sorenson's body is, even though he is dying himself?

4. When Dumire leads a search for Soren Sorenson, what does he learn?

5. Why is Seccumbe a little reluctant about marrying Charlotte?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Clemma in Saint Louis?

2. What happens of Soren Sorenson's body?

3. What happens as soon as the Wendells arrive in Centennial?

4. What happens when Levi finds the giant bone in Chapter 9?

5. What happens to Jim after he asks Clemma to marry him?

6. How do sugar beets cause problems for the people of Centennial?

7. How is Levi's death revealed in Chapter 11?

8. Why does Hans Brumbaugh decide to start a farm in Chapter 9?

9. What happens when Buckford brings his daughter to Colorado for the first time?

10. How does Finlay Perkin threaten to ruin Seccumbe?

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