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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 3, what animal does the narrator say the bison encountered?

2. How many older brothers does Levi Zandt have?

3. Whose daughter does Pasquinel agree to marry?

4. What does McKeag do to help Clay Basket after Pasquinel's death?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Pasquinel's relationship with Brockweiss?

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

5. Why are the white men and Native Americans going to meet in 1851?

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

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

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

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

10. What happens when Lame Beaver steals horses from an opposing tribe?

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

Choose two generations that lived in Centennial and compare and contrast them.

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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