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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarah call the Mormon women in the wagon train?

2. Where do claims for land have to be filed?

3. What kind of leg does Ernest make for himself?

4. What do the people in the wagon train notice every morning?

5. Why does Sarah misspell her sickness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mama say Sarah had such a hard time recovering after having her daughter?

2. What causes the smoke in the wagon that scares Sarah?

3. Why do Jimmy and Sarah go to town by themselves?

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

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

6. How does Sarah's mother punish her children, and why?

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

8. Why does Jimmy get mad after Sarah goes visiting after having a second child?

9. What does Sarah use to write out this history?

10. What does Sarah do when she is killing a chicken?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Sarah educate herself, and what affect did this have on her family?

Essay Topic 2

Sarah endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

How did Sarah mourn for the death of Jimmy, and why did she choose these methods?

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