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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Roxanna pound Reuben's back when he has difficulty breathing?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 25 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

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

3. When did the owner of the gas station that the Lands go to on Sunday leave?
(a) December 3.
(b) October 15.
(c) September 20.
(d) November 25.

4. What food is cooked in a Dutch oven the first time that Reuben visits Davy at Waltzer's cabin?
(a) Sweet potatoes and sausage.
(b) Chicken and dumplings.
(c) Beef stew.
(d) Roast beef and potatoes.

5. Where did Davy shave after his escape'?
(a) In an old barn.
(b) At a motel.
(c) At the Schultz's.
(d) At a Shell station.

6. What is the weather like when Reuben wakes at the Shultz's after they arrive in the Airstream?
(a) Clear.
(b) Foggy.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Rainy.

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

8. What constellation does Waltzer show Reuben that he never heard of before?
(a) Cassiopeia.
(b) Boy Ready.
(c) Cygnus.
(d) The Teapot.

9. What does Swede read to Reuben at the beginning of Chapter 19 when he can't breathe?
(a) Psalms.
(b) Lamentations.
(c) Isaiah.
(d) Jeremiah.

10. What is the name of the federal investigator who comes from Bismarck to look for Andreeson?
(a) Martin Dreeson.
(b) Mike Lanz.
(c) Harper Juval.
(d) Wils Jorgenson.

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

12. Where does Jeremiah say that the time will change from Central to Mountain Time?
(a) Ortonville.
(b) Mandan.
(c) Hendricks.
(d) Marietta.

13. What did Birdie fix Davy to eat when he came to their place?
(a) Ham and eggs.
(b) Chicken and dumplings.
(c) Kielbasa.
(d) Pancakes.

14. What type of cookies does Reuben bring Davy at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) Sugar cookies.
(b) Gingersnaps.
(c) Gingerbread cookies.
(d) Molasses cookies.

15. When the Plymouth begins missing, what town are the Lands near?
(a) Russell.
(b) Wahalla.
(c) Grassy Butte.
(d) Cavalier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the gas station that the Lands go to on Sunday?

2. What does a man break when his horse goes down on a steep incline?

3. When Reuben is finally allowed in Roxanna's barn, what does he do?

4. What Bible character does Reuben try to compare Jeremiah to, but Swede protests?

5. What is the temperature Sunday morning when the Lands wake ten miles out of Mandan?

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