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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Ethan Grebe die?
(a) He starves.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He freezes to death.
(d) He falls ill.
2. What does Alex Dumire offer the Wendells?
(a) Five hundred dollars.
(b) Free rent for a month.
(c) A family of sheep.
(d) Relocation costs.
3. How does Maude kill Soren Sorenson?
(a) With a fake pistol.
(b) With a brick.
(c) With a gun.
(d) With a sword.
4. Who kills Bufe Coker?
(a) Three Native Americans.
(b) One cattle rancher.
(c) Two outlaws.
(d) It's a mystery.
5. What does Mervin Wendell fall ill from in Chapter 13?
(a) Small pox.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) The flu.
(d) Yellow fever.
6. Why do the people of Centennial dislike Triunfador's cantina?
(a) It isn't farming related.
(b) They are against drinking.
(c) They fear it will attract Mexicans.
(d) They don't like a Mexican run business.
7. Why does Brumbaugh encourage Tranquilino Marquez to return to Mexico?
(a) To be a witness in a court case.
(b) To find better work.
(c) To get a college degree.
(d) To bring his family back.
8. How does Jim feel about Clemma serving time in jail?
(a) He doesn't care.
(b) He feels bad for her.
(c) He laughs inside.
(d) He thinks she is stupid.
9. What job does Amos Calender have in Colorado?
(a) Business owner.
(b) Cowboy.
(c) Real estate agent.
(d) Farmhand.
10. Why does Messmore Garret's arrival cause such problems in Colorado?
(a) Because he burns the land.
(b) Because he brings sheep with him.
(c) Because he wants to build houses.
(d) Because he has different religious beliefs.
11. Who does Brumbaugh give land to before he dies?
(a) Phillip Wendell.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) A Japanese family.
(d) Levi's son who lives out of state.
12. What other name are the Pettis boys known as?
(a) Two guns in tow.
(b) Gun brothers.
(c) Guns for hire.
(d) Gun boys.
13. Where does Phillip move Soren Sorenson's body?
(a) In a haystack.
(b) In a cattle barn.
(c) In a ditch.
(d) In a beaver lodge.
14. How long does it take before Soren Sorenson is reported missing?
(a) One day.
(b) A month.
(c) Several days.
(d) A week.
15. Who shoots Dumire in Chapter 11?
(a) Fugitives.
(b) No one knows.
(c) Phillip.
(d) Levi.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Jim find Clemma in Chapter 10?
2. What job does Mervin Wendell end up working in Chapter 12?
3. When Dumire leads a search for Soren Sorenson, what does he learn?
4. Why do thousands of cattle die in Chapter 10?
5. How much bonus money does Charlotte give Skimmerhorn before he starts his new job in Chapter 12?
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