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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, what is unique about the bullets Lame Beaver steals?
(a) They are made of gold.
(b) They are dipped in silver.
(c) They are square.
(d) They are engraved.

3. What does Pasquinel do when he realizes he can't get the arrow out of his back?
(a) Takes a nap.
(b) Continues on.
(c) Cuts the end off.
(d) Screams for help.

4. What does Mike try to do at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Defend Jake.
(b) Save Lucinda.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Arrest Skimmerhorn.

5. 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 cook.
(d) A driver.

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

7. How many horses does Levi attach to the Conestoga wagon?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

8. In Chapter 3, where does the narrator say the horses migrated to?
(a) Canada.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) Asia.
(d) Mexico.

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

10. How does Lucinda get her name?
(a) McKeag gives it to her.
(b) Clay Basket gives it to her.
(c) Pasquinel requests it as he dies.
(d) A fur trader gives money for her to be named that.

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

12. How does John Skimmerhorn meet Nacho?
(a) Nacho asks him for dinner.
(b) Nacho saves him from being robbed.
(c) He gets lost in the desert.
(d) He follows the smell of cooking.

13. What happens when John Skimmerhorn's group meets Lost Eagle's tribe?
(a) The tribe is starving.
(b) The tribe runs and hides.
(c) The tribe tries to rob them.
(d) The groups engage in a gun fight.

14. What causes Levi to be shunned from the Mennonite community?
(a) He tears Becky's dress.
(b) He kisses a girl.
(c) He steals his delivery.
(d) He tells lies about his family.

15. Why does Levi suggest Oliver visit John Skimmerhorn?
(a) For land puchasing help.
(b) For cattle help.
(c) For farming help.
(d) For help getting a job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when word reaches Levi about the cattle in Chapter 8?

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

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

4. When the cattle arrive in Chapter 8, who is the first person Jim sees?

5. What does Lame Beaver do with the first gun his tribe owns?

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