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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Clint McCullough die?
(a) Salerno.
(b) Austin.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Dallas.

2. Which U.S. President does the Colonel accuse of running a dictatorship in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Grover Cleveland.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

3. What year is described in the beginning of Chapter Ten?
(a) 1844.
(b) 1849.
(c) 1863.
(d) 1950.

4. How much money does Jeanne deposit into the account that she opens at the age of twelve in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) $500.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $10,000.

5. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Twelve?
(a) November 1, 1915.
(b) July 4, 1917.
(c) March 25, 1917.
(d) August 16, 1915.

6. When was the Declaration of Texas Independence from Mexico ratified?
(a) August 10, 1915.
(b) March 2, 1836.
(c) March 10, 1916.
(d) March 25, 1917.

7. What is the date of Peter McCullough’s first diary entry in Chapter Three?
(a) August 16, 1915.
(b) June 22, 1917.
(c) August 10, 1915.
(d) September 4, 1915.

8. Who does Peter say was murdered in the night and his store looted in Chapter Nine?
(a) Tom Whipple.
(b) Amado Batista.
(c) Jonas McCullough.
(d) Miles Wallace.

9. What does Toshaway’s name translate to in English?
(a) Bright Button.
(b) White Wolf.
(c) Charges the Enemy.
(d) Large Bear.

10. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) March 10, 1916.
(b) November 1, 1915.
(c) March 2, 1836.
(d) August 12, 1915.

11. What is the name of Eli’s older brother?
(a) Martin.
(b) James.
(c) Edward.
(d) Thomas.

12. Where does Peter describe a raid on a train by sixty insurgents in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Little Rock.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Olmito.
(d) Dallas.

13. What Indian departs with Eli’s mother’s scalp in Chapter Seven?
(a) Tiehteti.
(b) Toshaway.
(c) Urwat.
(d) Charges the Enemy.

14. What year is described by Jeanne in Chapter Twenty?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1911.

15. How old was Jeanne’s mother when she died?
(a) Thirty-two.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Twenty-nine.
(d) Twenty-six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sheriff’s name that visits to talk with the Colonel after the disappearance of the Blounts in Chapter Fourteen?

2. The Indian that Eli kills in Chapter Thirteen is from what tribe?

3. What is the name that the Indians give to Eli McCullough during his captivity?

4. What is the diary entry dated that comprises Chapter Six?

5. About how many men accompany the McCulloughs when they go to confront the Garcias in Chapter Six?

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