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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. Who was the father of the baby in #152?

2. Where did Zebbie go back to?

3. Where was Clyde visiting his mother?

4. Elinore stated that her maiden name was ___________________.

5. Gavotte extended an invitation to a dinner concerning ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mrs. Louderer get food for the women on their trip?

2. What good fortune did Gavotte have in the summer of 1912?

3. Who was Aurelia Timmons and how did Elinore meet her?

4. What had been Gavotte's association with the Smithsonian Institution?

5. Who was Bishy Bennet and how did Elinore encounter him?

6. What did Elinore's friends do around Christmas knowing that she was alone for the holiday?

7. Describe how Gavotte and the women made a wonderful, surprising Christmas for Molly and her children.

8. Why did Elinore feel the need to go on a trip and where did she and Mrs. Louderer go?

9. What were the Leather-Stocking Tales and what did Gavotte plan around the stories?

10. How did the group know that the outlaws had been in the group's camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Name at least three environmental catastrophes that plagued the Wyoming homesteaders. Then cite the reasons why each catastrophe was so devastating to the pioneers. If there were any preventative measures employed by the pioneers, state those also in your answer.

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 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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