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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prompts the starvation of 1863?
(a) A drought.
(b) Over population.
(c) White men stealing crops.
(d) Native Americans losing land.

2. In Chapter 8, how many horses do the Native Americans steal from John Skimmerhorn's convoy?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

3. What does McKeag say about Lucinda after Pasquinel's death?
(a) He will care for her as his own.
(b) He will pay for her college.
(c) He will find her a new father.
(d) He will pray for her.

4. How old is Mahlon?
(a) 34.
(b) 35.
(c) 33.
(d) 32.

5. Why do Levi and Elly saw their wagon in half?
(a) They want to lighten their load.
(b) They are having wagon problems.
(c) Their wagon broke.
(d) They are robbed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many horses does Levi attach to the Conestoga wagon?

2. What do the white men give the Native Americans when they grant them land rights?

3. Whose daughter does Pasquinel agree to marry?

4. What does Frank Skimmerhorn threaten will happen to Native Americans who do not put down their weapons when he commands?

5. How does Jake Pasquinel die?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what happens after Lame Beaver kills the two chiefs?

2. What does John Skimmerhorn do when he meets up with Lost Eagle's tribe in Chapter 8?

3. What happens when Pasquinel is shot with an arrow?

4. What happens to the first gun Lame Beaver's tribe ever owns?

5. How does Levi feel about selling the horses during his trip west?

6. How is Jacques described in Chapter 5?

7. In Chapter 7, how do the Native Americans react to the treaty?

8. During his trip west, what happens when Levi finds the family that was killed by Pawnee?

9. What happens to Pasquinel when he tries to return to Saint Louis?

10. How does Levi earn the right to make a marriage certificate for him and Lucinda?

(see the answer keys)

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