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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 date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Twenty-four?
(a) March 25, 1917.
(b) August 16, 1915.
(c) March 3, 2012.
(d) March 2, 1836.

2. How many years younger is Maria than Peter?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

3. What is the date of Peter’s opening diary entry in Chapter Sixty-two?
(a) March 2, 1836.
(b) September 4, 1915.
(c) August 12, 1915.
(d) September 15, 1917.

4. Where does Peter’s wife go after their sons leave for the war in Chapter Twenty-four?
(a) Houston.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Oxford.
(d) New York.

5. How many members of the band does Eli say they lost during the raid in the beginning of Chapter Twenty-five?
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Phineas live in Chapter Twenty-six?

2. Whose story is related in Chapter Sixty-one?

3. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Fifty-four?

4. Who is helping Peter to look for Maria in Chapter Fifty-four?

5. Who is the boy that begins following Eli around town in Chapter Thirty-seven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What irony can be seen in Prairie Flower’s death in Chapter Twenty-eight?

2. Discuss Eli’s views of slavery in the novel. How are these views illustrated when he joins the Civil War efforts?

3. How does Peter respond to Maria’s presence and her need for help in Chapter Thirty?

4. Why do Eli’s troops raid the Federal soldiers in Chapter Fifty-two? What happens during the raid?

5. How does Prairie Flower die in Chapter Twenty-eight?

6. What is the earliest conflict between the Garcias and the McCulloughs, as illustrated in Chapter Fifty-nine?

7. How is Jeanne’s relationship with her grandsons described in Chapter Sixty?

8. What events and circumstances lead Eli to the cattle industry in Chapter Fifty-five?

9. Where is Eli working in 1864? How is his home described in Chapter Forty-nine?

10. How does Eli return from Indian captivity to civilization in Chapter Thirty-one?

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