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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only whiskey trader who talks to Elmira?
(a) Charlie
(b) Fowler
(c) Jake
(d) Roscoe

2. What does Jake insist on if they are going to travel with the herd?
(a) They must make their own camp instead of camping with the cowboys.
(b) She cannot offer her services to the cowboys.
(c) They must stop in San Antonio for gambling.
(d) She must help cook the meals along the way.

3. Which kind of customer does Lorena prefer?
(a) Younger cowboys
(b) Saloon owners
(c) Piano players
(d) Older cowboys

4. What does Gus find to use as cover from the attacking Kiowas?
(a) A creek
(b) An abandoned building
(c) A depression in the ground from where a buffalo rolled
(d) A hill

5. What wakes Newt from dozing when he was supposed to be watching Lorena?
(a) A cattle stampede
(b) Gunfire
(c) Po Campo
(d) Lorena's screams

Short Answer Questions

1. What river do Lorena and Jake reach before the herd?

2. What does Deets use to help Jake?

3. Who tells July that Jake is coming on a cattle drive?

4. How does Gus feel about going to Montana?

5. What does Janey do whenever Roscoe meets anyone on the trail?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Elmira feel about July? Why?

2. What happens to Sean?

3. What happens to Lorena and Jake during the storm?

4. How does Wilbarger sway Call to make a decision about his restlessness?

5. What bothers Call about the first four boys he hires, who are all younger than eighteen?

6. What did Jake Spoon talk about at breakfast that interested Call and Gus?

7. How does Elmira react to the news that July is going to find Jake Spoon?

8. How does Jake respond when Gus comes into Jake and Lorena's camp?

9. What does Jake tell Call about he and Lorena tagging along the herd?

10. What does Gus want to know about July as they go to Blue Duck's camp?

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