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

2. What type of horse is Davy riding when Reuben spots him on a trail that he follows from Roxanna's barn?
(a) A yearling.
(b) A bay horse.
(c) A filly.
(d) A draft horse.

3. Where did the kidnapper take the kidnapped girl?
(a) An old barn.
(b) A rented cabin.
(c) A hunting blind.
(d) A tumbledown shack.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According the the obituary Roxanna had, where was Cassidy working when he died?

2. What was Roxanna's great-uncle's occupation?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jeremiah go driving with Andreeson?

2. How would Teddy Roosevelt's father try to help him breath?

3. What does Andreeson tell Jeremiah that the people of Roofing think about the Lands leaving?

4. What dread realization dawns on Reuben when he is struggling to breathe in Chapter 19?

5. How did Sara come to live with Waltzer and why does she live with him?

6. What does Swede say to persuade Jeremiah to leave Linton?

7. How did Roxanna's Great-Uncle Howard meet Butch Cassidy?

8. What do the Lands and Roxanna eat during the picnic in the Badlands?

9. Describe Reuben's dream the first night the Lands stay at Roxanna's.

10. What does the posse find when they reach Waltzer's cabin?

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