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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the girl Sara who lives with Waltzer?
(a) About 16 years old.
(b) About 12 years old.
(c) About 14 years old.
(d) About 10 years old.

2. What do the Lands have for supper when parked in Linton?
(a) Hot dogs.
(b) Chicken and dumplings.
(c) Hamburgers and fries.
(d) Corned beef hash.

3. What does Swede call the moon when they picnic in the Badlands in January?
(a) Waning moon.
(b) Gibbous moon.
(c) Waxing moon.
(d) Gibbon moon.

4. When Reuben goes with Davy in Chapter 17 and sees what might be Venus or Jupiter, what direction does he think they might be traveling?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) East.

5. What do the Lands have for supper when they arrive at the Shultz's in the Airstream?
(a) Fried chicken.
(b) Creamed chicken.
(c) Baked ham.
(d) Roast beef.

6. What screenwriter came to the theater that Roxanna's father owned?
(a) Darryl Zanuck.
(b) Garson Kanin.
(c) Dalton Trumbo.
(d) Adolph Green.

7. Who is Swede's favorite president?
(a) Andrew Jackson.
(b) Teddy Roosevelt.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) George Washington.

8. What book does Reuben think of when he hears Swede's latest installment about Sunny Sundown in Chapter 18?
(a) The Last Trail.
(b) Riders of the Purple Sage.
(c) Spirit of the Border.
(d) West of the Pecos.

9. What was in the car of the man who gave Davy a ride?
(a) Umbrellas.
(b) Musical instruments.
(c) Encyclopedias.
(d) Purses.

10. What Bible character does Swede compare Jeremiah to at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Adam.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Moses.
(d) David.

11. In the obituary that Roxanna shows to Reuben and Swede, how old was Cassidy when he died?
(a) 32 years old.
(b) 27 years old.
(c) 53 years old.
(d) 64 years old.

12. What painter does Reuben think would have done a good job of painting Roxanna by the fire in the Badlands?
(a) Monet.
(b) Rembrandt.
(c) Cassatt.
(d) Renoir.

13. What is the name of the chief of the North Dakota State Patrol.
(a) Peters.
(b) Wyatt.
(c) Dickson.
(d) Muriel.

14. Who is hurt when a posse goes to look for Andreeson, Waltzer, and Davy?
(a) Bill Wyatt.
(b) Mike Lanz.
(c) Harper Juval.
(d) Lonnie Ford.

15. What is the name of the horse that struck August in the ear when he was shoeing him several years earlier?
(a) Patches.
(b) Bob.
(c) Mike.
(d) Dobbin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Birdie fix Davy to eat when he came to their place?

2. When did the owner of the gas station that the Lands go to on Sunday leave?

3. What is the name of the motel in the town near where the Lands stop to get gas in Chapter 13?

4. What does Swede read to Reuben at the beginning of Chapter 19 when he can't breathe?

5. What is the name of the doctor who Jeremiah brings to examine Reuben at Roxanna's house?

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