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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 does Walter Bellamy warn causes soil erosion in Chapter 13?
(a) Scorching the land.
(b) Farming in straight lines.
(c) Irrigation.
(d) Building wells.

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 follow his advice.
(d) They ignore him.

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

4. When is it suggested to change Levi's farm's name to Centennial?
(a) After Amos comes to the farm.
(b) After Clemma leaves.
(c) After Colorado becomes a state.
(d) After Centennial buys most of the land.

5. Where does Jim find Clemma in Chapter 10?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Madison.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alex Dumire offer the Wendells?

2. Who stands up for Triunfador and rents him land for one dollar a year?

3. How does Seccumbe die?

4. Why does Messmore Garret's arrival cause such problems in Colorado?

5. What happens to the help farmers bring in from other countries?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Clemma in Saint Louis?

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

3. What happens to Charlotte when she visits England in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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