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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26, Trailing the Hostiles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does a mule skinner attempt to whip Jack in Omaha?
(a) Jack insulted his wife.
(b) Jack is pretending to be a mule.
(c) Jack insulted him.
(d) Jack hit him first.

2. Why did the marriage not take place?
(a) The nurse/poet married someone else.
(b) The nurse/poet was killed.
(c) The nurse/poet got cold feet.
(d) The nurse/poet was homosexual.

3. Who does Jack fight at Plum Creek?
(a) Old Lodge Skins.
(b) Younger Bear.
(c) Burns Red in Sun.
(d) Shadow that Comes in Sight.

4. What action does Old Lodge Skins decide to take against the Whites for their attack on the Sioux village?
(a) Complain to the soldiers.
(b) Run them off their land.
(c) Attack them.
(d) Ignore them.

5. Who does Jack find among the American dead, taking a scalp in chapter 18?
(a) Burns Red in Sun.
(b) Shadow that Comes into Sight.
(c) Little Horse.
(d) Younger Bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jack leave the Pendrakes?

2. What music does Jack hear as his horse rears on a morning ride in chapter 18?

3. Why did the Whites attack a Sioux village in chapter 5?

4. Who does Lavender believe he is related to?

5. What is a name the offended child gives to Jack out of anger for his actions?

(see the answer key)

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