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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. What do the boys do differently to cross the Canadian?
(a) Ride naked to keep their clothes dry
(b) Make floatation devices to float across the river
(c) Pack mud all over their skin to deter the snakes
(d) Switch positions so the most experienced hands are at the rear

2. How long has Gus been gone when he returns to Lorena?
(a) Three hours
(b) Three days
(c) A month
(d) A week

3. What does Clara want?
(a) For July to take Martin back to Arkansas
(b) For July to go after Elmira
(c) To keep Martin
(d) To marry July

4. Who is left behind when Call's gunshot scares everyone else away?
(a) A young warrior
(b) An old woman
(c) A young paralyzed girl
(d) A young blind boy

5. Who helps ease Newt's mind about Jake?
(a) Call
(b) Deets
(c) Dish
(d) Gus

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does July live?

2. Who's horse's track does Deets tell Call about?

3. What does Newt name the horse Clara gives him?

4. What does Pea Eye lose when he escapes in the night?

5. Who from the Suggs brothers gang dies from a wound in the raid against Wilbarger?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Clara get so mad at July?

2. What does July finally decide about Elmira?

3. Why does Call tell the men not to leave, once they found a place for the ranch headquarters?

4. What does July tell Peach is his letter to her?

5. When riding and talking with Gus, what confuses Newt?

6. Why does Newt decide not to shoot the Indians that approach him?

7. Why does July feel guilty?

8. What happens between Dish and Dixon?

9. What does the crew report about Jake?

10. Deets tells Gus and Call that the tracks leading away from the fight with Wilbarger include Jake's horse. What does Gus say?

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