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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 does Pasquinel arm himself with while waiting for the Rude Water tribe to show up with his pelts?
(a) A knife.
(b) A gun.
(c) A bow and arrow.
(d) Nothing.

2. Why does Elly travel west with Levi?
(a) Because she is supposed to marry Levi.
(b) Because she wants to leave the orphanage.
(c) Because she doesn't have a job.
(d) Because he kidnaps her.

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

4. What is Skimmerhorn blamed for in Chapter 7?
(a) Forcing Native Americans to surrender.
(b) Loss of American money.
(c) Native American massacre.
(d) The War of 1863.

5. What does Chapter 2 describe about the mountains?
(a) What they symbolize.
(b) How they were formed.
(c) How they will be destroyed.
(d) What they remind people of.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Becky jump into a sleigh with Levi?

2. Who kills Pasquinel?

3. While traveling west, why does Levi realize some families became stranded?

4. Why is Never-Death so difficult to kill?

5. In Chapter 4, what does Lame Beaver trade with the white people for guns?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Lame Beaver fights Never-Death?

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

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

6. What does Skimmerhorn do to Native Americans at the end of Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

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