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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 was Elinore's perception of the man in #12?

2. Who was the old, homeless Frenchman who watched over Zebulon's place?

3. Which couple who were friends of Mr. Stewart's came to visit?

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

5. Whose birthday was celebrated as noted in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe why the summer of 1909 was a very busy one for Elinore.

5. What offensive comment did Zebulon say to Elinore and how does she react to it?

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

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

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

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

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

Describe holidays on the Wyoming prairie. What was the favorite holiday of the homesteaders? How did they celebrate it? How were these days different from other social events? What traditions did the prairie women try to hold on to from their lives back East?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of women in frontier life in early twentieth century Wyoming. How were gender roles blurred during this period of time in Wyoming? What lessons did women learn about themselves as they carved lives for their families out of the sod and hills of the prairie?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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