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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. Elinore notes that Jerrine seems to be __________________.

2. Who was Elinore's remaining son?

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

4. It was decided that the wounded outlaw was probably in ______________ by the morning.

5. Elinore and her husband got married quickly due to the necessity of living together and ________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Elinore finally meet Mr. Stewart?

2. Who encouraged Elinore to consider homesteading as a way of life?

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

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

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

6. What reason did Elinore give for marrying Clyde?

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

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

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

10. What did Elinore report about horse thieves in the area?

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

What were Elinore's reasons for embarking on her trip to Wyoming? Wouldn't it have been safer for her to stay put with her young daughter in Denver? What did she hope to find that she had never experienced in her life up to this point? What were Elinore's greatest thrills about the trip? Were there any major disappointments? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explain some of the examples of regionalism found in the book. Can regionalism include more than accents and food? What else encompasses the culture and personality of a region? What are the major differences Elinore found in her new life in Wyoming as opposed to the life she led before homesteading?

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