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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 38-41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gets trapped beneath the wagon in the river?
(a) Jim Rainey
(b) Lippy
(c) Newt
(d) Gus

2. When the wagon mules bolt, who tries to head them off?
(a) Jim Rainey
(b) Gus
(c) Newt
(d) Lippy

3. Who decides to quit and return to Lonesome Dove?
(a) Jim Rainey
(b) Bolivar
(c) Lippy
(d) Dish

4. Who did Jake Spoon kill?
(a) A Texas Ranger
(b) An Indian
(c) A dentist
(d) A sheriff

5. What does Xavier NOT offer Lorena to be with her and convince her not to go with Jake?
(a) To tell Gus
(b) To marry her
(c) To take her to Galveston, take a boat to California, and buy a restaurant
(d) All of the money in his pockets, nearly one hundred dollars

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jake think about doing with Lorena?

2. What has Elmira told the townspeople about her former husband?

3. What does Jake do when Lorena refuses to change her plans?

4. How many stragglers does Newt ride past in the dust?

5. How did Elmira actually leave?

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