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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of cookies does Reuben bring Davy at the beginning of Chapter 17?

3. Who is Swede's favorite president?

4. What is Waltzer doing during Reuben's last visit to the cabin?

5. What does Swede call the moon when they picnic in the Badlands in January?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Reuben tell himself when nervously waiting for Davy in Chapter 17?

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

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

6. How did Roxanna's mother die?

7. Why does Jeremiah go driving with Andreeson?

8. Why does Roxanna say that Butch Cassidy died in 1936?

9. Why doesn't Dr. Nickles recommend sending Reuben to the hospital?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Because of a particularly bad asthma attack and his worries about his brother, Reuben seems to lose his faith. Discuss how and why Reuben loses and then regains his faith. Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between the DeCuellars and the Lands. Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the police respond when they learn about Swede's capture by Israel Fisher and Tommy Basca.

Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

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