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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long does it take before Soren Sorenson is reported missing?
(a) A week.
(b) One day.
(c) Several days.
(d) A month.

3. What school does Phillip go away to?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Law school.
(c) Music school.
(d) Acting school.

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

5. Why does Amos Calender agree to lead a mass slaughter of buffalo in Chapter 9?
(a) Because he is a talented hunter.
(b) Because Levi insists he does it.
(c) Because he has nothing else to do.
(d) Because they offer him a lot of money.

6. Why doesn't Soren Sorenson give any money to Maude?
(a) He knows she's a scammer.
(b) She doesn't ask for any money.
(c) He already spent his money.
(d) She asks for too much money.

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

8. When Dumire leads a search for Soren Sorenson, what does he learn?
(a) That Sorenson was hated.
(b) That Sorenson spent time with Maude.
(c) That someone saw Phillip with a body.
(d) That Sorenson had been stealing sheep.

9. Why do thousands of cattle die in Chapter 10?
(a) They starve.
(b) They freeze.
(c) They are poisoned.
(d) They are shot.

10. What does Mervin Wendell fall ill from in Chapter 13?
(a) The flu.
(b) Small pox.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Yellow fever.

11. Why do Earl Grebe and Magnes Volkema visit Centennial?
(a) To buy Levi's land.
(b) To buy cattle.
(c) To see how to herd sheep.
(d) To witness dry farming.

12. Where does Phillip move Soren Sorenson's body?
(a) In a haystack.
(b) In a beaver lodge.
(c) In a cattle barn.
(d) In a ditch.

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

14. What does Alex Dumire offer the Wendells?
(a) Free rent for a month.
(b) Relocation costs.
(c) Five hundred dollars.
(d) A family of sheep.

15. What is Alex Dumire known as?
(a) A tradesman.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A lawman.
(d) An outlaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the Wendells arrive at Centennial with?

2. Where does Triunfador build a cantina?

3. Where does Brumbaugh find Tranquilino Marquez?

4. What does Mervin jokingly ask for for his birthday?

5. What does Walter Bellamy warn causes soil erosion in Chapter 13?

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