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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 Frank Skimmerhorn threaten will happen to Native Americans who do not put down their weapons when he commands?
(a) They will be exiled.
(b) They will be shot.
(c) They will be jailed.
(d) They will be tortured.

2. While traveling west, why does Levi realize some families became stranded?
(a) They ran out of supplies.
(b) They weren't trying hard enough.
(c) They had broken wagons.
(d) Their horses died.

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

4. What does Mike try to do at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Arrest Skimmerhorn.
(b) Surrender.
(c) Save Lucinda.
(d) Defend Jake.

5. Why does Levi believe Lucinda needs to become a Christian?
(a) Because he's been sleeping with her.
(b) Because he loves her.
(c) Because she is a sinner.
(d) Because she is a savage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lame Beaver do with the first gun his tribe owns?

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

3. What does Maxwell Mercy stop Sam Purchas from doing while traveling west?

4. In Chapter 4, what is unique about the bullets Lame Beaver steals?

5. Why does John Skimmerhorn worry about traveling to Texas in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens after Larkin finds gold?

5. What is Pasquinel's relationship with Brockweiss?

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

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

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

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

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

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