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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, why do ranchers fight Messmore Garret?
(a) For taxes.
(b) For his sheep.
(c) For land use.
(d) For water rights.

2. Why do thousands of cattle die in Chapter 10?
(a) They are poisoned.
(b) They starve.
(c) They are shot.
(d) They freeze.

3. Why is Fat Laura shot along with Bufe Coker?
(a) She was a curious neighbor.
(b) She was trying to rob him.
(c) She was trying to warn him.
(d) She was a witness.

4. How does Levi's group manage to cross the Platte?
(a) They team up with another wagon.
(b) They carry their supplies on their backs.
(c) They leave the oxen behind.
(d) They pay someone to help them.

5. When does Becky jump into a sleigh with Levi?
(a) When he is delivering meat.
(b) When he is buying supplies.
(c) When he is driving home.
(d) When he is taking his mother out.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Charlotte goes to England in Chapter 10, what does she learn about the ranch investors?

2. How does Oliver Seccumbe plan to get a large piece of land?

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

4. How much money does Levi give the emigrants heading back east?

5. How does Alexander McKeag help Pasquinel?

(see the answer key)

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