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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amos Calendar lead in Chapter 9?
(a) A buffalo hunt.
(b) A trip west.
(c) A man hunt.
(d) A prayer service.

2. What does Maxwell Mercy stop Sam Purchas from doing while traveling west?
(a) Burning his supplies.
(b) Selling his cattle.
(c) Drinking too much.
(d) Killing Native Americans.

3. Why does Levi believe Lucinda needs to become a Christian?
(a) Because she is a sinner.
(b) Because she is a savage.
(c) Because he loves her.
(d) Because he's been sleeping with her.

4. What does Hans Brumbaugh do to the land he buys from Levi?
(a) He sells it again.
(b) He digs holes in it.
(c) He scorches it.
(d) He irrigates it.

5. How much money does Levi give the emigrants heading back east?
(a) Fifty dollars.
(b) Twenty dollars.
(c) Forty dollars.
(d) Thirty dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Buckford assume he will be able to run his cattle business?

2. Why are people slaughtering buffalo in Chapter 9?

3. How does Levi's group manage to cross the Platte?

4. How does Elly die?

5. Why does Levi call a scientist when he finds a bone?

(see the answer key)

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