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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Clemma say she was in jail?
(a) Nine months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year.

2. How does Ethan Grebe die?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He starves.
(c) He falls ill.
(d) He freezes to death.

3. Who does Seccumbe confide in about his poor bookkeeping skills in Chapter 10?
(a) Jim.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Clemma.
(d) Levi.

4. In Chapter 10, who orders Charlotte to find a new bull for the ranch?
(a) Levi.
(b) Finlay.
(c) Clemma.
(d) Jim.

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

6. How do the Wendells buy land in Chapter 11?
(a) With a loan.
(b) With Soren Sorenson's money.
(c) With their savings.
(d) With Dumire's money.

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

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

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

10. Who kills Bufe Coker?
(a) It's a mystery.
(b) Three Native Americans.
(c) Two outlaws.
(d) One cattle rancher.

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

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

13. Why does Levi call a scientist when he finds a bone?
(a) It's very small.
(b) He thinks it belongs to a human.
(c) It's very large.
(d) It looks diseased.

14. How do the farmers react to Walter Bellamy's warning in Chapter 13?
(a) They admire his work.
(b) They laugh at him.
(c) They follow his advice.
(d) They ignore him.

15. What causes farming problems in the early 1920s?
(a) Flooding.
(b) Earthquakes.
(c) Dust storms.
(d) Robbers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hans Brumbaugh do to the land he buys from Levi?

2. What does Alex Dumire offer the Wendells?

3. What is Alex Dumire known as?

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

5. What does Amos Calendar lead in Chapter 9?

(see the answer keys)

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