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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 Jim agree to avenge Coker's death?
(a) Because Coker promised to do anything for Jim.
(b) Because he will be paid.
(c) Because Coker was his brother-in-law.
(d) Because he wants Coker's land.

2. What small town is named Wendell after Mervin Wendell's death?
(a) Line Camp.
(b) McKinney.
(c) Field Grove.
(d) Centennial.

3. Who does Finlay Perkin threaten to turn Seccumbe into in Chapter 10?
(a) The owners of the ranch.
(b) English officials.
(c) The country sheriff.
(d) The IRS.

4. Why does Seccumbe always show a profit in his work?
(a) He lies to other people.
(b) He lies in his books.
(c) He is a great business man.
(d) He has a lucky investment.

5. In Chapter 10, who orders Charlotte to find a new bull for the ranch?
(a) Clemma.
(b) Levi.
(c) Jim.
(d) Finlay.

Short Answer Questions

1. As he is dying, where does Dumire suspect Soren Sorenson's body is?

2. What job does Amos Calender have in Colorado?

3. Where does Tranquilino Marquez say he was forced to work?

4. How long does it take before Soren Sorenson is reported missing?

5. Who does Clemma tell Levi she is going to marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Finlay Perkin threaten to ruin Seccumbe?

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

3. Why does Hans Brumbaugh decide to start a farm in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 12, how does Charlotte interfere with Skimmerhorn's career?

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

9. What is the appeal behind dry farming?

10. Why does Phillip Wendell not sell his land in Chapter 13?

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