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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the white men give the Native Americans when they grant them land rights?
(a) Maps.
(b) Food.
(c) Building materials.
(d) Military uniforms.

2. In Chapter 8, how many horses do the Native Americans steal from John Skimmerhorn's convoy?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

3. Why does John Skimmerhorn worry about traveling to Texas in Chapter 8?
(a) He has never been there before.
(b) The roads are not yet built.
(c) People are afraid to travel there.
(d) He has to go alone.

4. Where does Larkin find gold in Chapter 7?
(a) Red Mountain.
(b) Green Hills.
(c) Black Waters.
(d) Blue Valley.

5. What position is Frank Skimmerhorn appointed to in Chapter 7?
(a) Head of a military unit.
(b) General.
(c) Vice president.
(d) Captain.

6. How do Jake and Mike test Levi's bravery in Chapter 6?
(a) They rob him.
(b) They beat him.
(c) They threaten him.
(d) They burn his store.

7. When Lame Beaver goes to steal horses from another tribe, how many people go with him?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

9. What does Chapter 2 describe about the mountains?
(a) How they will be destroyed.
(b) How they were formed.
(c) What they symbolize.
(d) What they remind people of.

10. What does Lame Beaver tell his daughter about Pasquinel in Chapter 5?
(a) That she should avoid him.
(b) That she needs to help him.
(c) That she should consider marrying him.
(d) That he could teach her.

11. How does Cottonwood Knee die?
(a) He dies of old age.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He is poisoned.
(d) He is stabbed.

12. In Chapter 8, what type of cattle does Oliver Seccumbe want on his land?
(a) Texas longhorn.
(b) Australian lowback.
(c) Red steppe.
(d) Aubrac.

13. In Chapter 4, how many bullets does Lame Beaver steal?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

14. Who kills Pasquinel?
(a) A Native American tribe.
(b) It is unknown.
(c) Enemies of his wife.
(d) Fur traders.

15. What does John Skimmerhorn hire J.R. Poteet as for his trip to Texas in Chapter 8?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A laborer.
(c) A driver.
(d) A cook.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do fur traders hit Pasquinel with an oar?

3. How long does it take Pasquinel to get the arrowhead out of his body?

4. Why is Never-Death so difficult to kill?

5. How many horses does Levi attach to the Conestoga wagon?

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