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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. How many stage coaches does Black Bart rob between 1875 and 1883?
(a) Thirty-two.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Twenty-nine.
(d) Thirty-nine.

2. When does the war between Honduras and El Salvador begin?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1969.

3. What job does Boles have while in prison?
(a) He is a druggist.
(b) He is dishwasher.
(c) He is a janitor.
(d) He is a cook.

4. Besides being a cook, what other job does Harlan do at the small restaurant in Chapter 54?
(a) He is a waiter.
(b) He washes bottles.
(c) He washes dishes.
(d) He is the manager.

5. How much is Harlan's social security check in Chapter 54?
(a) Ninety- five dollars.
(b) One hundred and fifty five dollars.
(c) Two hundred and five dollars.
(d) One hundred and five dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport indirectly provides the reason for a war between Honduras and El Salvador in Chapter 73?

2. Where is Leonard imprisoned in Chapter 47?

3. When does George cash his check in Chapter 52?

4. What reveals the source of the damage done to the Maine in Chapter 67?

5. Where is Hiram known to challenge other cars to races?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are jealousy and a physical abnormality part of Chapter 70?

2. How does Sam Houston know exactly what time to attack the enemy in "Napoleon of the West"?

3. What is the reason that "The Producer" cannot appreciate Rachmaninoff's talent in Chapter 71?

4. How does Lucy's engagement allow Harvey to discuss a president's assassination in Chapter 58?

5. What is the importance of "The Kiss" in Chapter 53?

6. What is unusual about the friendship that Harvey describes in "Inseparable"?

7. What are the circumstances that cause a pilot to design an important medical advancement in "An Affair of the Heart"?

8. How is it possible that William is a governor, a terrorist, and a prisoner within four years in Chapter 65?

9. How is Masonite discovered in "Stranger on the Road"?

10. What legend is explained in "Pelorus Jack"?

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