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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. Who takes over McKeag's job as an interpreter?
(a) Pasquinel.
(b) Jake.
(c) Lame Beaver.
(d) Levi.

5. According to Chapter 3, who were among the first inhabitants of Centennial?
(a) Dinosaurs.
(b) The British.
(c) Women and children.
(d) Native Americans.

6. How long does it take Pasquinel to get the arrowhead out of his body?
(a) An hour.
(b) Days.
(c) Years.
(d) Weeks.

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

8. How does Jake Pasquinel die?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He starves.
(c) He is ill.
(d) He is hung.

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

10. What nationality is Pasquinel?
(a) Spanish.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Native American.

11. What does McKeag do to help Clay Basket after Pasquinel's death?
(a) He shows her where gold is.
(b) He builds her a new home.
(c) He gives her money.
(d) He lets her live with him.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Levi name his restored trading post?

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

3. What is Skimmerhorn blamed for in Chapter 7?

4. Whose daughter does Pasquinel agree to marry?

5. Where does Larkin find gold in Chapter 7?

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