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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, My Niece Amelia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jack convince Burns Red in the Sun of his true identity?
(a) Shows him a scar.
(b) Tells him of a gift horse he gave him at Powder River.
(c) Shows him a birthmark.
(d) Tells him his nickname.

2. Who possibly is the nurse/poet Caroline became engaged to during the Civil War?
(a) Sydney Lanier.
(b) Herman Melville.
(c) James Ryder Randall.
(d) Walt Whitman.

3. What city does Jack go to after leaving the Pendrakes?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Santa Fe.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

4. What character does Jack pretend to be to keep some Comanche Indians from killing him in chapter 12?
(a) Wild Bill Hickok.
(b) Wyatt Earp.
(c) Calamity Jane.
(d) Little Man.

5. What else does Mr. Pendrake warn Jack about in their discussion about sin?
(a) The temptation of women.
(b) The temptation of alcohol.
(c) The temptation of gambling.
(d) The temptation of rich food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Kane?

2. Why does Jack find himself in Kansas City?

3. What does Jack do after losing his family?

4. How does Jack avoid being killed by three outlaws during the robbery of a train station?

5. What is the name of Jack's new, white wife?

(see the answer key)

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