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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. What does John Skimmerhorn hire J.R. Poteet as for his trip to Texas in Chapter 8?

2. What causes Levi to be shunned from the Mennonite community?

3. What information does Pasquinel believe Clay Basket refuses to tell him?

4. What ends Pasquinel's partnership with McKeag?

5. What does Mike try to do at the end of Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John Skimmerhorn do when he meets up with Lost Eagle's tribe in Chapter 8?

2. What is Pasquinel's relationship with Brockweiss?

3. How does Levi prepare to head west?

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

5. During his trip west, what happens when Levi finds the family that was killed by Pawnee?

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

7. What happens to Pasquinel when he tries to return to Saint Louis?

8. What is Pasquinel's relationship with Lame Beaver?

9. How does Levi earn the right to make a marriage certificate for him and Lucinda?

10. In Chapter 4, what happens after Lame Beaver kills the two chiefs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate the role of marriage in developing the characters and plot of this novel.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the symbolism of gold in this novel.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the roles of Native Americans to the roles of white people in "Centennial." What is revealed through these roles?

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