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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. How many days did Elinore spend on a stage coach during her trip?

2. What nationality was the woman in #61?

3. What was the name given to Regalia for the first three years of her life?

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

5. What is the date of the letter announcing Elinore's arrival at the location in #4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Elinore do after Mr. Stewart did not allow her to go on a foraging expedition?

3. How did Elinore feel closer to God on the camp out?

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

5. Who was Elinore's new employer and how does she describe her new living situation?

6. What was the tragedy of Cora Belle's mother and father?

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

8. Describe Gale's wedding to Mr. Patterson.

9. What did Elinore name her and Clyde's new son and for whom was the child named?

10. What was life like for Cora Belle living with her grandparents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the influx of immigrants to the Wyoming frontier. For what reasons did they leave their homes? What special challenges did they experience in homesteading in Wyoming that Americans did not experience? How readily accepted were the immigrants by the established settlers in Wyoming?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain Elinore's drive to be a homesteader. What did she say it required? Why did she recommend it to other women? What were the benefits of homesteading for women? What type of woman would have been the best candidate for homesteading?

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