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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. When Dumire leads a search for Soren Sorenson, what does he learn?
(a) That Sorenson spent time with Maude.
(b) That Sorenson had been stealing sheep.
(c) That Sorenson was hated.
(d) That someone saw Phillip with a body.

2. How do the Wendells prove they have enough money to own the land they do?
(a) They talk about their money loudly.
(b) They share their bank statements.
(c) They work overtime.
(d) They buy expensive clothes.

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

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

5. Why is Fat Laura shot along with Bufe Coker?
(a) She was a curious neighbor.
(b) She was trying to rob him.
(c) She was trying to warn him.
(d) She was a witness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the farmers react to Walter Bellamy's warning in Chapter 13?

2. Why is Seccumbe a little reluctant about marrying Charlotte?

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

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

5. Why does Amos Calender agree to lead a mass slaughter of buffalo in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Finlay Perkin turn Seccumbe in?

3. What is the appeal behind dry farming?

4. How does Brumbaugh help Tranquilino in Chapter 12?

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

6. Why does Alex Dumire come to Centennial?

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

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

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

10. What happens to Clemma in Saint Louis?

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