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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Fat Laura shot along with Bufe Coker?
(a) She was trying to warn him.
(b) She was a curious neighbor.
(c) She was trying to rob him.
(d) She was a witness.

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

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

4. Why does Messmore Garret's arrival cause such problems in Colorado?
(a) Because he burns the land.
(b) Because he wants to build houses.
(c) Because he brings sheep with him.
(d) Because he has different religious beliefs.

5. What job does Mervin Wendell end up working in Chapter 12?
(a) Trader.
(b) Businessman.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Realtor.

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

7. What does Cyprian Pasquinel warn Lucinda about in Chapter 9?
(a) That Clay Basket has dangerous debts.
(b) That Clay Basket will return to harm her.
(c) That Clemma's husband will leave her.
(d) That Clemma will spend all her money.

8. Who is Beely Garret's father?
(a) The first doctor in Centennial.
(b) The first sheep herder in Centennial.
(c) The first cattle rancher in Centennial.
(d) The first lawer in Centennial.

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

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

11. In Chapter 10, why do ranchers fight Potato Brumbaugh?
(a) For water rights.
(b) For land use.
(c) For taxes.
(d) For his sheep.

12. Where is the scientist from that Levi calls in Chapter 9?
(a) Yale.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Harvard.

13. What small town is named Wendell after Mervin Wendell's death?
(a) Centennial.
(b) Line Camp.
(c) McKinney.
(d) Field Grove.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brumbaugh encourage Tranquilino Marquez to return to Mexico?

2. What happens to the help farmers bring in from other countries?

3. Why does Jim agree to avenge Coker's death?

4. Where does Brumbaugh find Tranquilino Marquez?

5. Who shoots Dumire in Chapter 11?

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