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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Amos Boehman sell his Conestoga wagon?
(a) He wants out the hauling business.
(b) Levi asks him to sell it.
(c) It is broken.
(d) He needs the money.

2. What rumor spreads in 1851?
(a) A rumor of a peace meeting.
(b) A rumor of government overthrow.
(c) A rumor of disease.
(d) A rumor of Native American invasions.

3. At the end of Chapter 8, what does Jim note about John Skimmerhorn's traveling group?
(a) They all hate each other.
(b) They get lost too easily.
(c) They work together very well.
(d) There will be problems.

4. What prompts the starvation of 1863?
(a) Over population.
(b) White men stealing crops.
(c) Native Americans losing land.
(d) A drought.

5. In Chapter 7, what does Levi think about a peace treaty between the United States and Native Americans?
(a) That it will become law quickly.
(b) That it won't pass Congress.
(c) That it is poorly written.
(d) That the Native Americans will break it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank Skimmerhorn threaten will happen to Native Americans who do not put down their weapons when he commands?

2. What does Pasquinel do when he realizes he can't get the arrow out of his back?

3. What does Pasquinel arm himself with while waiting for the Rude Water tribe to show up with his pelts?

4. In Chapter 8, what does John Skimmerhorn's group lose during their trip across the desert?

5. Who shoots Pasquinel with an arrow?

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