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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. How does Elly die?
(a) She is bitten by a rattlesnake.
(b) She becomes very ill.
(c) She is poisoned.
(d) She is shot.

2. How does Lucinda get her name?
(a) Pasquinel requests it as he dies.
(b) Clay Basket gives it to her.
(c) A fur trader gives money for her to be named that.
(d) McKeag gives it to her.

3. How does John Skimmerhorn meet Nacho?
(a) Nacho saves him from being robbed.
(b) He gets lost in the desert.
(c) He follows the smell of cooking.
(d) Nacho asks him for dinner.

4. In Chapter 8, how many miles of desert does John Skimmerhorn's group travel across?
(a) 50.
(b) 80.
(c) 70.
(d) 60.

5. Why does Levi suggest Oliver visit John Skimmerhorn?
(a) For help getting a job.
(b) For farming help.
(c) For land puchasing help.
(d) For cattle help.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John Skimmerhorn hire J.R. Poteet as for his trip to Texas in Chapter 8?

2. Who takes over McKeag's job as an interpreter?

3. Why is Lucinda described as Saint Louis's most eligible young woman?

4. How does Jake Pasquinel die?

5. In Chapter 4, how many bullets does Lame Beaver steal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Pasquinel's relationship with Brockweiss?

4. In Chapter 1, what task is Dr. Lewis Vernor asked to do?

5. What happens after Pasquinel dies?

6. Why does John Skimmerhorn help plan Oliver's trip to Texas?

7. What does Oliver Seccumbe propose to Levi in Chapter 8?

8. Why does Poteet take charge in hiring a team in Chapter 8?

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

10. What encounters does John Skimmerhorn's group have with Native Americans in Chapter 8?

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