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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During their trip after ConaLee and her parents are off the mountain, what type of trees does she see in the valley?
(a) Maples.
(b) Oaks.
(c) Willows.
(d) Ash.

2. Where did Eliza's father brand the Sharpshooter as a warning to leave his daughter alone?
(a) Chest.
(b) Right shoulder.
(c) Left shoulder.
(d) Back.

3. What flowering tree does the Sharpshooter see that reminds him of Eliza when he and the others make their way through a wilderness of trees?
(a) Redbud.
(b) Tulip poplar.
(c) Magnolia.
(d) Dogwood.

4. What food does Papa give ConaLee for her supper when he stops the wagon to relieve Mama of her breast milk?
(a) Sandwiches.
(b) Bread and cheese.
(c) Dried apple slices.
(d) Dried meat.

5. When Papa leaves ConaLee and her mother, how long does it say it will take for Mama's milk to dry up?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) A week.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Dr. Thomas Story Kirkbride write about the tragedy that insanity required patients to leave their families?

2. How old was the first baby when Mama became pregnant with the twins?

3. How many days was Mama confined in the wagon when Papa took her and ConaLee to the asylum?

4. In "The Sharpshooter, Afflicted," how many rowboats rot in a bend of a stream?

5. What does the man called Reb tell Eliza to throw on the grave of Bart?

(see the answer key)

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