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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 position is Frank Skimmerhorn appointed to in Chapter 7?
(a) Captain.
(b) Vice president.
(c) Head of a military unit.
(d) General.

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

3. How old is Mahlon?
(a) 34.
(b) 32.
(c) 33.
(d) 35.

4. Why does John Skimmerhorn worry about traveling to Texas in Chapter 8?
(a) He has never been there before.
(b) The roads are not yet built.
(c) He has to go alone.
(d) People are afraid to travel there.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Rude Water tribe do to Pasquinel's boat?

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

3. What do the white men give the Native Americans when they grant them land rights?

4. What happens when John Skimmerhorn's group meets Lost Eagle's tribe?

5. When Lame Beaver goes to steal horses from another tribe, how many people go with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Levi prepare to head west?

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

3. What is Pasquinel's relationship with Lame Beaver?

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

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

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

7. How is Jacques described in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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