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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Walter Bellamy warn causes soil erosion in Chapter 13?
(a) Scorching the land.
(b) Irrigation.
(c) Farming in straight lines.
(d) Building wells.

2. What does Mervin jokingly ask for for his birthday?
(a) A happier son.
(b) A prettier wife.
(c) Five hundred dollars.
(d) To know where the body is.

3. In Chapter 10, why does Levi's brother send Levi a letter?
(a) To invite him over.
(b) To try to buy land.
(c) To tell him he can divorce Lucinda.
(d) To tell him Jim found Clemma.

4. How much bonus money does Charlotte give Skimmerhorn before he starts his new job in Chapter 12?
(a) None.
(b) $500.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $2,000.

5. How does Seccumbe die?
(a) He is shot.
(b) Illness.
(c) He shoots himself.
(d) Starvation.

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

7. How does Maude kill Soren Sorenson?
(a) With a fake pistol.
(b) With a brick.
(c) With a sword.
(d) With a gun.

8. Who does Brumbaugh give land to before he dies?
(a) Levi's son who lives out of state.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) A Japanese family.
(d) Phillip Wendell.

9. How do the Wendells prove they have enough money to own the land they do?
(a) They buy expensive clothes.
(b) They work overtime.
(c) They share their bank statements.
(d) They talk about their money loudly.

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

11. Who do the Wendells arrive at Centennial with?
(a) Cattle.
(b) A flock of sheep.
(c) A theater troup.
(d) Police guards.

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

13. When is it suggested to change Levi's farm's name to Centennial?
(a) After Colorado becomes a state.
(b) After Centennial buys most of the land.
(c) After Amos comes to the farm.
(d) After Clemma leaves.

14. How long does it take before Soren Sorenson is reported missing?
(a) Several days.
(b) A week.
(c) One day.
(d) A month.

15. Why are people slaughtering buffalo in Chapter 9?
(a) Because the buffalo were ruining the farms.
(b) To take away the Native American food source.
(c) Because the hunters had new guns.
(d) To win a prize.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shoots Dumire in Chapter 11?

2. Who kills Bufe Coker?

3. In Chapter 10, why do ranchers fight Potato Brumbaugh?

4. How do the Wendells buy land in Chapter 11?

5. Why does Amos Calendar collect bones in Chapter 9?

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