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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 1 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part I: Chapter 1, how does Scranton Roy end up taking care of the child?
(a) He finds the child abandoned in the wilderness.
(b) He follows a dog carrying the child on its back and decides to care for them.
(c) He is assigned the duty of protecting and caring for the child by his commanding officer.
(d) The child's mother entrusts the child to him before disappearing.

2. In Part I: Chapter 2, who are Zosie and Mary?
(a) Scranton Roy's daughters.
(b) Twins that Augustus met on his journey.
(c) The Indian man's daughters.
(d) Augustus' sisters.

3. In Part I: Chapter 4, what does Klaus offer to bake for the men?
(a) Bannock.
(b) Cake.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Bread.

4. In Part I: Chapter 2, what does Augustus love about the universe?
(a) Its complex rolling prairie.
(b) Its ancient philosophers.
(c) Its perpetual change.
(d) Its balance of opposites.

5. In Part I: Chapter 2, how does Scranton Roy try to absolve himself?
(a) By attending school.
(b) By taking up self-scourging.
(c) By reading ancient books.
(d) By hunting prairie chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part I: Chapter 3, why does Augustus feel the need to marry Zosie?

2. In Part I: Chapter 1, how do Miss Peace McKnight and the young girl become friends?

3. In Part I: Chapter 2, how do the Indian man react when Scranton Roy offers him the cracker tin?

4. In Part I: Chapter 3, what does Augustus realize about Zosie and Mary that makes them different from each other?

5. In Part I: Chapter 4, how does Ogichidaa feel after returning from the war?

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