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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 does Amos Calendar collect bones in Chapter 9?
(a) To inspect.
(b) To collect.
(c) To sell.
(d) To bury.

2. How much bonus money does Charlotte give Skimmerhorn before he starts his new job in Chapter 12?
(a) $500.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $2,000.
(d) None.

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

4. What does Amos Calendar lead in Chapter 9?
(a) A man hunt.
(b) A buffalo hunt.
(c) A trip west.
(d) A prayer service.

5. Why do the people of Centennial dislike Triunfador's cantina?
(a) It isn't farming related.
(b) They don't like a Mexican run business.
(c) They fear it will attract Mexicans.
(d) They are against drinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jim find Clemma in Chapter 10?

2. In Chapter 12, who wants Skimmerhorn fired?

3. How do the Wendells buy land in Chapter 11?

4. What causes farming problems in the early 1920s?

5. Why does Brumbaugh encourage Tranquilino Marquez to return to Mexico?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Brumbaugh help Tranquilino in Chapter 12?

2. What happens when farmers buy tracts of land from Levi?

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

4. What happens as soon as the Wendells arrive in Centennial?

5. Why does Jim plan to kill the Pettis boys?

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

7. What happens to Clemma in Saint Louis?

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

9. What happens when Levi finds the giant bone in Chapter 9?

10. What problems do the dust storms cause in Centennial?

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