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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. When Papa would come from town in the evening, what would he bring?
(a) Lamp oil, bread, and cheese.
(b) Books, bread, and cheese.
(c) Meat, bread, and cheese.
(d) Tonic, bread, and cheese.

2. When was ConaLee born?
(a) 1862.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1863.
(d) 1860.

3. What is the population of Alexandria at the time Dearbhla goes to find the Sharpshooter?
(a) 11,500.
(b) 13,000.
(c) About 15,000.
(d) Almost 12,000.

4. What is in the saddlebags of the man who tries to rape Eliza?
(a) Money.
(b) Pistol and knives.
(c) Books.
(d) Food.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the oldest baby when ConaLee walked up the ridge to Dearbhla's with him tied to her with her mother's shawl?

2. What would ConaLee bring Dearbhla every week?

3. What does Eliza grab to try to kill the man called Reb?

4. Where does Dearbhla take shelter when she is caught in a storm when she is looking for the Sharpshooter?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the Sharpshooter saved after he was burned and hit his head?

2. Who is Mrs. Bowman?

3. Who is Weed?

4. What does the man named Reb make Eliza do after his companion is killed?

5. What was Dearbhla's son's childhood like?

6. Who did the Sharpshooter become and what did he do after he recuperated?

7. Who answers the door when ConaLee knocks at the asylum?

8. What is Mama wearing and where did Papa get the clothes?

9. Why does Dearbhla decide to try to find Eliza's husband?

10. What does ConaLee say about herself?

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