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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. Whose daughter does Pasquinel agree to marry?
(a) A Cheyenne chief's.
(b) Brockweiss's.
(c) McKeag's.
(d) Guisbert's.

2. In Chapter 8, what type of cattle does Oliver Seccumbe want on his land?
(a) Red steppe.
(b) Australian lowback.
(c) Texas longhorn.
(d) Aubrac.

3. How does McKeag die?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Diptheria.
(c) He is shot.
(d) Cholera.

4. In Chapter 7, what does Levi think about a peace treaty between the United States and Native Americans?
(a) That the Native Americans will break it.
(b) That it won't pass Congress.
(c) That it is poorly written.
(d) That it will become law quickly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Dr. Lewis Vernor a professor?

2. When the cattle arrive in Chapter 8, who is the first person Jim sees?

3. What does Levi name his restored trading post?

4. What happens when word reaches Levi about the cattle in Chapter 8?

5. How does Lame Beaver manage to kill Never-Death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Levi decide to turn around and go back east?

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

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

9. Why does John Skimmerhorn hire Nacho as a cook?

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

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