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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. Where does Larkin find gold in Chapter 7?
(a) Blue Valley.
(b) Black Waters.
(c) Red Mountain.
(d) Green Hills.

2. How does Leban Asher plan to save the Native Americans from starvation?
(a) Create government rations.
(b) Move them to fertile land.
(c) Give them donated food.
(d) Teach them to farm.

3. What does Levi name his restored trading post?
(a) Levi's Goods.
(b) Family Stop.
(c) Zandt's Farm.
(d) Zandt's Store.

4. In Chapter 4, what is unique about the bullets Lame Beaver steals?
(a) They are made of gold.
(b) They are engraved.
(c) They are dipped in silver.
(d) They are square.

5. What do the Rude Water tribe do to Pasquinel's boat?
(a) Sink it.
(b) Tip it over.
(c) Break it up.
(d) Smash it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Levi to be shunned from the Mennonite community?

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

3. How does Alexander McKeag help Pasquinel?

4. How many older brothers does Levi Zandt have?

5. What does Pasquinel do when he realizes he can't get the arrow out of his back?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens after Pasquinel dies?

3. Why are the white men and Native Americans going to meet in 1851?

4. What happens when Lame Beaver steals horses from an opposing tribe?

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

6. How does Skimmerhorn respond to the Native American starvation?

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

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

9. What does Levi do when he finds a group of emigrants heading back east?

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

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