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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. Why is Never-Death so difficult to kill?
(a) He has magic powers.
(b) He wears armor.
(c) He has a large army.
(d) He is fast.

2. What ends Pasquinel's partnership with McKeag?
(a) Pasquinel takes McKeag's wife.
(b) Pasquinel hurts McKeag's daughter.
(c) McKeag robs Pasquinel's wife.
(d) McKeag threatens Pasquinel's son.

3. Who shoots Pasquinel with an arrow?
(a) Cheyenne Indians.
(b) Pawnee Indians.
(c) British soldiers.
(d) French traders.

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

5. How does Levi's group manage to cross the Platte?
(a) They pay someone to help them.
(b) They leave the oxen behind.
(c) They carry their supplies on their backs.
(d) They team up with another wagon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many horses does Lame Beaver keep after stealing them from an opposing tribe?

2. According to Chapter 3, who were among the first inhabitants of Centennial?

3. How does Alexander McKeag help Pasquinel?

4. What nationality is Pasquinel?

5. In Chapter 4, who does Lame Beaver kill with his stolen bullets?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. According to the narrator, what happened to the rattlesnake when man encountered it in the American west?

4. Why is Larkin interested in Lucinda?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens after Pasquinel dies?

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