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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. What is the name that the Indians give to Eli McCullough during his captivity?
(a) Kotoseka.
(b) Urwat.
(c) Toshaway.
(d) Tiehteti.

2. What is Eli McCullough’s nickname in the novel?
(a) The Colonel.
(b) The Captain.
(c) The Conquistador.
(d) Papa Bear.

3. What is Peter’s diary entry dated in Chapter Nine?
(a) September 4, 1915.
(b) March 2, 1836.
(c) August 13, 1915.
(d) March 10, 1916.

4. What battle did Paul McCullough die while fighting?
(a) The Battle of Kursk.
(b) The Battle of Qarqar.
(c) The Bougainville Campaign.
(d) The Battle of the Bulge.

5. How is Peter McCullough related to Jeanne McCullough?
(a) Peter is Jeanne's father.
(b) Peter is Jeanne’s grandfather.
(c) Peter is Jeanne's cousin.
(d) Peter is Jeanne's great-grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Peter say was murdered in the night and his store looted in Chapter Nine?

2. Who does Peter suggest the new train station be named after in Chapter Twelve?

3. How is Eli McCullough related to Jeanne McCullough?

4. When was the Declaration of Texas Independence from Mexico ratified?

5. How many horses does Eli’s tribe take from the Mexican village that they raid in Chapter Twenty-two?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe the narrative style of the first three chapters of the novel?

2. What internal conflicts does Peter face when Charles shoots Dutch Hollis?

3. What information is related regarding Jeanne’s mother in Chapter Five?

4. What action does the Colonel take after Peter’s son has been shot in Chapter Six?

5. How is sexual promiscuity among the Indians described in Chapters Nine through Thirteen?

6. How does Eli’s relationship with Toshaway develop during Eli’s capture in Chapters Nine through Thirteen?

7. How does Peter’s account of the incident with the Garcias differ from his father’s in Chapter Six?

8. What are Jeanne’s opinions of the Garcia family? How did Jeanne develop these opinions?

9. How is the theme of ethnic bias illustrated in Chapters Nine through Thirteen?

10. What are Jeanne’s perceptions of her classmates at the girl’s boarding school in Chapter Seventeen?

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