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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 creek does the family settle by?
(a) Cayenne.
(b) Cienega.
(c) Cierra.
(d) Cayman.

2. Who goes with Mother to file the land claim?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Harlan.
(c) Savannah.
(d) Albert.

3. What is Captain Elliot's first name?
(a) Jack.
(b) Jim.
(c) John.
(d) Jake.

4. What advice does Savannah give Sarah when she is pregnant?
(a) To drink extra milk.
(b) To not work so hard.
(c) To stretch and breathe deeply.
(d) To sleep with extra pillows.

5. What could Sarah have won in a shooting contest?
(a) A horse.
(b) Some food rations.
(c) A rifle.
(d) Some money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarah yell at a chicken for?

2. What does Sarah name her daughter?

3. What does Sarah fall sick with?

4. What does Sarah draw on the ground of their land?

5. What had one of the slaughterers been doing to Sarah before the event?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Sarah finds a mutilated woman on the trail?

2. How does Sarah feel when Ernest and Captain Elliot leave the family?

3. What happens when the Indians raid the camp after the experience at the river?

4. What does Sarah say about her baby on her first Christmas?

5. How does Jimmy die?

6. What does Sarah give for Christmas presents while traveling with the wagon train?

7. What does Sarah do to calm Savannah and Harlan when Mother and Albert are gone?

8. What does Sarah find on Christmas Day while with the wagon train?

9. What has someone been doing to help ease Sarah's burdens while with the wagon train?

10. How is child birth different for Sarah and Savannah?

(see the answer keys)

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