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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 type of hat is Davy wearing when Reuben catches up to him on a trail near Roxanna's?

2. What philosopher described hell on his death bed?

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

4. What does Swede put in Andreeson's gas tank?

5. Where does Jeremiah say that the time will change from Central to Mountain Time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Andreeson believe that Davy is in the Badlands?

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

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

4. Why don't Reuben and Swede swear their oath to trust Roxanna in blood?

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

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

7. Why does Roxanna Cawley keep goats in a bathroom?

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

9. What reasons did Swede present to persuade Jeremiah to allow her to bring her Mexican saddle on their journey in the Airstream?

10. What do the Shultzes say about Davy the night he came to their place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how and why Dr. Nokes uses subterfuge to keep Reuben away from his father when Jeremiah has pneumonia.

Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 2

When Reuben sees state troopers at gas stations, he begins to realize that someone is waging a war against his family. Discuss why a war is being waged against the Lands. Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 3

When Davy is arrested, Reuben says that "the whole thing was no less a tornado than the other" referring to a tornado Jeremiah experienced when he was in his twenties. Compare Jeremiah's tornado to the events after the shooting. Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

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