View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Clemma turn down Jim Lloyd's offer of marriage?
(a) She is too young.
(b) She wants to go to Saint Loius.
(c) She is seeing someone else.
(d) He is too old.

2. How do the farmers react to Walter Bellamy's warning in Chapter 13?
(a) They admire his work.
(b) They laugh at him.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They follow his advice.

3. Why does Dumire desire to know where Soren Sorenson's body is, even though he is dying himself?
(a) Because it is his job to know.
(b) Because he is curious.
(c) Because he promised he'd find out.
(d) Because he cared for Soren Sorenson.

4. In Chapter 10, why does Levi's brother send Levi a letter?
(a) To try to buy land.
(b) To tell him Jim found Clemma.
(c) To invite him over.
(d) To tell him he can divorce Lucinda.

5. How do the Wendells buy land in Chapter 11?
(a) With Soren Sorenson's money.
(b) With their savings.
(c) With Dumire's money.
(d) With a loan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim Lloyd warn causes soil erosion in Chapter 13?

2. When Dumire leads a search for Soren Sorenson, what does he learn?

3. Where does Mervin put Soren Sorenson's body?

4. What does Alex Dumire offer the Wendells?

5. Who does Dumire request to meet with as he is dying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bothers Phillip about his father dying?

2. What happens when sheep appear on the ranch in Chapter 10?

3. What happens when Mauve Wendell can not scam Soren Sorenson?

4. What happens to Jim after he asks Clemma to marry him?

5. Why can't Dumire complete his investigation of Soren Sorenson's death?

6. How does Mervin try to tease Phillip in Chapter 12?

7. What happens when Buckford brings his daughter to Colorado for the first time?

8. What is the appeal behind dry farming?

9. Why does Alex Dumire come to Centennial?

10. How does Charlotte stop Clemma from interfering with her marriage to Jim?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 660 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample