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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hans Brumbaugh want to buy land from Levi?
(a) To start a hotel.
(b) To raise cattle.
(c) To build a house.
(d) To start a farm.

2. Where does Jim find Clemma in Chapter 10?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Madison.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Detroit.

3. How much money does Soren Sorenson plan to invest in Centennial land?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $5,500.
(c) $4,500.
(d) $4,000.

4. How does Buckford assume he will be able to run his cattle business?
(a) Like his silk business.
(b) Like a small business.
(c) Like a large enterprise.
(d) Like any other farm.

5. Where does Brumbaugh find Tranquilino Marquez?
(a) Denver.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Utah.
(d) San Francisco.

6. Where does Mervin put Soren Sorenson's body?
(a) Near Levi's land.
(b) In a well.
(c) In a ditch.
(d) In a river.

7. Why is Buckford unable to count his cattle?
(a) Someone has stolen some of them.
(b) They are free roaming.
(c) He can't find them.
(d) They keep running away.

8. What does Dumire assume about Soren Sorenson when he hears he is missing?
(a) That he has been murdered.
(b) That he is looking for land.
(c) That he left for good.
(d) That he has been captured.

9. What does Clemma tell Jim after they meet again in Chapter 10?
(a) That she will not go home with him.
(b) That she might marry him.
(c) That she wants him to marry Charlotte.
(d) That she is moving back to Colorada the following week.

10. Why does Amos Calendar collect bones in Chapter 9?
(a) To collect.
(b) To sell.
(c) To inspect.
(d) To bury.

11. What does Jim Lloyd warn causes soil erosion in Chapter 13?
(a) Irrigation.
(b) Breaking up sod.
(c) Not building a well.
(d) Not tilling the land.

12. Why does Clemma turn down Jim Lloyd's offer of marriage?
(a) She is seeing someone else.
(b) She wants to go to Saint Loius.
(c) He is too old.
(d) She is too young.

13. Why does Tranquilino Marquez leave Mexico?
(a) He was following his wife.
(b) He wanted to earn more money.
(c) He was robbed.
(d) He is told to shoot a woman.

14. Why does Seccumbe always show a profit in his work?
(a) He is a great business man.
(b) He lies in his books.
(c) He has a lucky investment.
(d) He lies to other people.

15. In Chapter 9, what does Hans Brumbaugh realize about the gold seekers?
(a) They are all men.
(b) They are poor.
(c) They are starving.
(d) They are tired.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shoots Dumire in Chapter 11?

2. What job does Amos Calender have in Colorado?

3. Why do Earl Grebe and Magnes Volkema visit Centennial?

4. Who does Brumbaugh give land to before he dies?

5. Where does Phillip move Soren Sorenson's body?

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