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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 Nacho as for his trip to Texas in Chapter 8?

2. How does Leban Asher plan to save the Native Americans from starvation?

3. How long does it take Pasquinel to get the arrowhead out of his body?

4. Who takes over McKeag's job as an interpreter?

5. Why do Levi and Elly saw their wagon in half?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Pasquinel is shot with an arrow?

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

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

5. What does Oliver Seccumbe propose to Levi in Chapter 8?

6. In Chapter 7, how do the Native Americans react to the treaty?

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

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

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

10. What happens to the first gun Lame Beaver's tribe ever owns?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe Levi's role in founding Centennial. How is Levi representative of new beginnings?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast at least three characters from this novel. Consider their motivations, their means of reaching goals and their outcomes.

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