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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. In Chapter 4, what is unique about the bullets Lame Beaver steals?

2. How much money does Levi give the emigrants heading back east?

3. What nationality is Pasquinel?

4. Why does Elly travel west with Levi?

5. How many horses does Lame Beaver keep after stealing them from an opposing tribe?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens after Larkin finds gold?

3. How does Levi prepare to head west?

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

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

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

7. What happens after Pasquinel dies?

8. What is Pasquinel's relationship with Brockweiss?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

How are sick and dying children used in "Centennial"? What do they represent, reflect and foreshadow?

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