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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lame Beaver goes to steal horses from another tribe, how many people go with him?

2. In Chapter 8, how many miles of desert does John Skimmerhorn's group travel across?

3. What makes Bufe Coker a poor person to choose horses for the trip to Texas in Chapter 8?

4. How does Lucinda get her name?

5. In Chapter 3, what animal does the narrator say is able to cripple bison?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Poteet take charge in hiring a team in Chapter 8?

2. How does Skimmerhorn respond to the Native American starvation?

3. What does Levi do when he finds a group of emigrants heading back east?

4. How does Levi feel about selling the horses during his trip west?

5. What happens when Lame Beaver fights Never-Death?

6. Why does John Skimmerhorn hire Nacho as a cook?

7. Why does John Skimmerhorn help plan Oliver's trip to Texas?

8. Why does Levi decide to turn around and go back east?

9. What encounters does John Skimmerhorn's group have with Native Americans in Chapter 8?

10. According to the narrator, what happened to the rattlesnake when man encountered it in the American west?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the theme of hard work vs. fate as it is presented in "Centennial."

Essay Topic 2

Compare the farmers to the ranchers. Why did these groups fight? What message is the author presenting in these arguments?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the theme of stealing in "Centennial."

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