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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nordstrom walks from Brookline to Cambridge for what?
(a) To meet his daughter.
(b) To see a friend.
(c) To go to a dance concert.
(d) His appointment with the psychiatrist.

2. Each of the people in Nordstrom's life has his own views about Nordstrom's mid-life crisis. Are any of them able to convince him to change his plans?
(a) Almost.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Only at first.

3. Why is Susannah better?
(a) She is near Alfred.
(b) Only because Tristan's letter gives her false hope.
(c) She has been put on strong medication.
(d) Tristan says he loves her.

4. What does Susannah get Tristan to do?
(a) Kiss her.
(b) Apologize to her.
(c) Leave her.
(d) Make love to her.

5. Alfred secretly loves Susannah. When he comes to visit, how does Susannah react to him?
(a) She falls in love with him.
(b) She hardly notices him.
(c) She flirts with him.
(d) She ignores him.

6. What does Tristan's ship, as its captain, escape?
(a) An American cruise ship.
(b) A French battle ship.
(c) A British war ship.
(d) A German destroyer.

7. A tall black man named Slats and his Italian friend named Berto come in and do what?
(a) Grab Sarah.
(b) Steal from the party goers.
(c) Yell at Nordstrom.
(d) Threaten Laura.

8. Their father's Cheyenne friend, ____________, guides the brothers through the Montana wilderness.
(a) One Stab.
(b) Crazy Horse.
(c) Sitting Bull.
(d) One Heart.

9. How does Susannah feel about Tristan leaving?
(a) Angry.
(b) Worried.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Sad.

10. How does Tristan complete the mission?
(a) With some difficulty.
(b) With much difficulty.
(c) Without too much difficulty.
(d) Barely.

11. How far does Tristan carry Isabel Two?
(a) For a mile.
(b) For a few feet.
(c) For a block.
(d) For miles.

12. What happens after Ludlow sends Decker to Helena for supplies?
(a) One Stab returns home.
(b) Ludlow hears that his son died.
(c) A US Marshall comes to ask about Decker.
(d) Ludlow receives a letter from his wife.

13. Nordstrom adds the next room to his suite and does what?
(a) Calls Laura.
(b) Watches television.
(c) Takes a nap.
(d) Invites guests over for a party.

14. Just after the stock market crash, Tristan, Isabel Two, Decker, and two ranch hands make a trip to deliver what?
(a) Opium.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Horses.
(d) Hogs.

15. What does Nordstrom ask Phillip's friend, the Sephard, to arrange?
(a) An engagement party for Sonia.
(b) A graduation party for Sonia.
(c) A dinner for Laura.
(d) A concert for Sonia.

Short Answer Questions

1. The honyocker's daughter leaves with what?

2. About what does Isabel think regarding one of her sons?

3. How does Sarah respond when Nordstrom makes a counter offer?

4. What does Tristan learn when he visits Alfred in the hospital?

5. Nordstrom takes Sonia and Philip to see who?

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