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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. With whom does Elinore go on a morning ride?

2. For whom did Elinore work as a housekeeper?

3. What did Gavotte collect while in charge of Zebbie's ranch?

4. The letter in Chapter 19 talks about Elinore's happy Christmas and ___________________.

5. The children in the cabin had never seen ____________________ before.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the surprise encounter that Elinor and Mrs. O'Shaughnessy had with the Mormon bishop?

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

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

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

5. Why had Elinore never said anything to Mrs. Coney about Clyde?

6. Who was the woman who Gavotte and the others found in the cabin and what was her situation?

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

8. What was Elinore's perspective on homesteading for women and why did she think it was a good solution for them?

9. Who was Manuel P.F. and Carlota Juanita and how did Elinore encounter them?

10. What did Elinore tell Mrs. Coney about her son, Jamie, and her life in general?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the methods by which prairie women would obtain their medicines. What other medical tools did they fashion out of what they had? How do those methods compare to alternative medicines today?

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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