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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do fur traders hit Pasquinel with an oar?
(a) He tries to defend the Native Americans.
(b) He wants his pelts back.
(c) He tries to steal their boat.
(d) He wants to travel with them.

2. How does Leban Asher plan to save the Native Americans from starvation?
(a) Give them donated food.
(b) Teach them to farm.
(c) Create government rations.
(d) Move them to fertile land.

3. Where is Dr. Lewis Vernor a professor?
(a) Colorada.
(b) Georgia.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Utah.

4. In Chapter 8, what does John Skimmerhorn's group lose during their trip across the desert?
(a) A few cows.
(b) One horse.
(c) Their maps.
(d) A week's worth of food.

5. What do the Rude Water tribe do to Pasquinel's boat?
(a) Smash it.
(b) Sink it.
(c) Break it up.
(d) Tip it over.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many older brothers does Levi Zandt have?

2. Why is Nate Pearson happy to help on John Skimmerhorn's trip to Texas in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 3, where does the narrator say the horses migrated to?

4. Why does John Skimmerhorn worry about traveling to Texas in Chapter 8?

5. Why is Lucinda described as Saint Louis's most eligible young woman?

(see the answer key)

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