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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. Why did the parents of the girl in #88 shoot Zebbie?

2. Elinore's house was adjacent to _______________________.

3. The driver of the first stagecoach was a _______________.

4. What nationality was the woman in #61?

5. In what part of America did Elinore homestead?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Zebulon Pike Parker and how did Elinore meet him?

2. Why was Zebulon's visit back home to Arkansas a nice one even though he learned that Pauline was dead?

3. Compare and contrast Sedalia and Regalia Lane.

4. What is the premise of LETTERS OF A WOMAN HOMESTEADER?

5. Why did Elinore and Jerrine have to cut their camp out short?

6. What is the content of Elinore's first letter and to whom was it written?

7. Who has the sheriff been searching for and what happened to that person?

8. What does Elinore say that Jerrine will enjoy receiving from Mrs. Coney and also what does Jerrine use for a baby doll?

9. What was the purpose of the sewing bee that Elinore organized for Cora Belle's family?

10. What arrangements were made so that Zebulon could return to his old home for a visit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of the local newspaper in a frontier town. What types of information were usually included in an issue? How did the nature and tone of newspapers change as communities grew and politics reared its ugly head?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the early homes in early twentieth century frontier Wyoming, especially Elinore's. How were they usually constructed? How were they furnished? How were they an improvement upon more primitive shelters used by earlier settlers?

Essay Topic 3

What positions other than wife and mother did most prairie women hold? What was expected of a prairie woman by others? What expectations did she place on herself? Explain.

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