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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dumire search after questioning Phillip about Soren Sorenson?
(a) Near the creek.
(b) In the well.
(c) Behind the house.
(d) Next to Levi's land.

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

3. How much money does Soren Sorenson plan to invest in Centennial land?
(a) $4,500.
(b) $4,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $5,500.

4. What does Clemma tell Jim after they meet again in Chapter 10?
(a) That she might marry him.
(b) That she wants him to marry Charlotte.
(c) That she is moving back to Colorada the following week.
(d) That she will not go home with him.

5. Where does Brumbaugh find Tranquilino Marquez?
(a) Mexico.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Utah.
(d) Denver.

6. Where does Triunfador build a cantina?
(a) An old farm house.
(b) A doctor's office.
(c) A silo.
(d) An abandoned shack.

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

8. Why does Amos Calendar collect bones in Chapter 9?
(a) To bury.
(b) To inspect.
(c) To collect.
(d) To sell.

9. Who shoots Dumire in Chapter 11?
(a) Phillip.
(b) No one knows.
(c) Fugitives.
(d) Levi.

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

11. What other name are the Pettis boys known as?
(a) Gun brothers.
(b) Guns for hire.
(c) Two guns in tow.
(d) Gun boys.

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

13. As he is dying, where does Dumire suspect Soren Sorenson's body is?
(a) In a ditch.
(b) Deeper in the well.
(c) Off the land somewhere.
(d) Near the creek.

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

15. In Chapter 12, who wants Skimmerhorn fired?
(a) Clemma.
(b) Brumbaugh.
(c) Jim.
(d) Charlotte.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the farmers react to Walter Bellamy's warning in Chapter 13?

2. Why does Clemma turn down Jim Lloyd's offer of marriage?

3. What does Amos Calendar lead in Chapter 9?

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

5. Where does Tranquilino Marquez say he was forced to work?

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