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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Seccumbe always show a profit in his work?
(a) He lies in his books.
(b) He has a lucky investment.
(c) He lies to other people.
(d) He is a great business man.

4. Who stands up for Triunfador and rents him land for one dollar a year?
(a) Clemma.
(b) Grebe.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Brumbaugh.

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

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

7. In Chapter 10, why does Levi's brother send Levi a letter?
(a) To tell him he can divorce Lucinda.
(b) To try to buy land.
(c) To tell him Jim found Clemma.
(d) To invite him over.

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

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

10. How does Buckford assume he will be able to run his cattle business?
(a) Like any other farm.
(b) Like a large enterprise.
(c) Like his silk business.
(d) Like a small business.

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

12. Why are people slaughtering buffalo in Chapter 9?
(a) To win a prize.
(b) Because the buffalo were ruining the farms.
(c) To take away the Native American food source.
(d) Because the hunters had new guns.

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

14. What does Amos Calendar lead in Chapter 9?
(a) A man hunt.
(b) A trip west.
(c) A prayer service.
(d) A buffalo hunt.

15. When is it suggested to change Levi's farm's name to Centennial?
(a) After Centennial buys most of the land.
(b) After Clemma leaves.
(c) After Colorado becomes a state.
(d) After Amos comes to the farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the people of Centennial dislike Triunfador's cantina?

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

3. How do the Wendells prove they have enough money to own the land they do?

4. How does Ethan Grebe die?

5. In Chapter 10, why do ranchers fight Messmore Garret?

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