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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Clemma tell Levi she is going to marry?
(a) A military man.
(b) A shop owner.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A doctor.
2. In Chapter 10, why does Levi's brother send Levi a letter?
(a) To try to buy land.
(b) To invite him over.
(c) To tell him he can divorce Lucinda.
(d) To tell him Jim found Clemma.
3. Why is Buckford unable to count his cattle?
(a) They keep running away.
(b) They are free roaming.
(c) Someone has stolen some of them.
(d) He can't find them.
4. Why do more farmers start growing sugar beets?
(a) A sugar beet processing plant is built nearby.
(b) Brumbaugh tells other farmers about the beets.
(c) The seeds are being given away for free.
(d) The price of sugar beets rises.
5. Why does Brumbaugh encourage Tranquilino Marquez to return to Mexico?
(a) To be a witness in a court case.
(b) To bring his family back.
(c) To find better work.
(d) To get a college degree.
6. Why does Dumire desire to know where Soren Sorenson's body is, even though he is dying himself?
(a) Because he is curious.
(b) Because he cared for Soren Sorenson.
(c) Because it is his job to know.
(d) Because he promised he'd find out.
7. Why does Seccumbe always show a profit in his work?
(a) He has a lucky investment.
(b) He lies to other people.
(c) He lies in his books.
(d) He is a great business man.
8. What happens to the help farmers bring in from other countries?
(a) They are lazy.
(b) They start their own farms.
(c) They ask for too much money.
(d) They leave the state.
9. What does Alex Dumire offer the Wendells?
(a) Five hundred dollars.
(b) Free rent for a month.
(c) Relocation costs.
(d) A family of sheep.
10. Why does Amos Calender agree to lead a mass slaughter of buffalo in Chapter 9?
(a) Because he is a talented hunter.
(b) Because he has nothing else to do.
(c) Because Levi insists he does it.
(d) Because they offer him a lot of money.
11. What does Walter Bellamy warn causes soil erosion in Chapter 13?
(a) Scorching the land.
(b) Irrigation.
(c) Building wells.
(d) Farming in straight lines.
12. Why does Clemma turn down Jim Lloyd's offer of marriage?
(a) She is seeing someone else.
(b) He is too old.
(c) She wants to go to Saint Loius.
(d) She is too young.
13. What does Amos Calendar lead in Chapter 9?
(a) A man hunt.
(b) A prayer service.
(c) A buffalo hunt.
(d) A trip west.
14. Where does Phillip move Soren Sorenson's body?
(a) In a cattle barn.
(b) In a beaver lodge.
(c) In a haystack.
(d) In a ditch.
15. Why is Seccumbe a little reluctant about marrying Charlotte?
(a) She is older than he is.
(b) He is interested in someone else.
(c) She is poor.
(d) He is older than she is.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is the scientist from that Levi calls in Chapter 9?
2. How much bonus money does Charlotte give Skimmerhorn before he starts his new job in Chapter 12?
3. What small town is named Wendell after Mervin Wendell's death?
4. Why does Hans Brumbaugh want to buy land from Levi?
5. In Chapter 10, who orders Charlotte to find a new bull for the ranch?
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