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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. What did Elinore make for Ms. Lane?

2. Elinore's first letter tells of her arrival at ______________.

3. What is Elinore's last name?

4. What food did Zebulon, Elinore and Jerrine share?

5. When did Zebbie see the girl in #88 again?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Elinore start the process of filing her claim for her land?

3. What stirs up Zebulon's interest in going back to his old home?

4. What reason does Elinore give for always being nice to the people she sees in the area?

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

6. Explain the sad story of Zebulon and his lost love, Pauline Gorley.

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

8. Compare and contrast Sedalia and Regalia Lane.

9. What was in the August 15th, 1910 letter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the process of creating a new garment on the Wyoming frontier. What role did buffalo and other animal skins play in pioneer clothing? Who was primarily responsible for the family's clothing? What was the method of cleaning clothes? What practical and social aspects were inherent in a sewing bee?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Explain law and order on the Wyoming frontier. What were some of the typical crimes committed? What was considered to be the worst offense on the prairie? What was the usual punishment for this offense? How were prisoners detained in such primitive environments?

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