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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 44 – 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Judge Black’s daughter that Eli becomes involved with romantically in Chapter Forty-six?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Madeline.
(c) Emily.
(d) Sally.

2. Who does Peter claim “has stopped tending his crops and is instead driving around on his tractor, charging ten dollars (a week’s wages) to pull stuck trucks out of bogholes in the drilling fields” in Chapter Forty-five?
(a) Bill Hollis.
(b) Niles Gilbert.
(c) Pedro Garcia.
(d) Grover Deshields.

3. Where does Phineas live in Chapter Twenty-six?
(a) Houston.
(b) Austin.
(c) New York.
(d) Berlin.

4. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Twenty-four?
(a) August 16, 1915.
(b) March 25, 1917.
(c) March 3, 2012.
(d) March 2, 1836.

5. Who does Peter suggest the new train station be named after in Chapter Twelve?
(a) Bill Hollis.
(b) Jonas McCullough.
(c) Tom Whipple.
(d) Miles Wallace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What arrives in the mail on the same day that Peter sends his sons to war in Chapter Twenty-four?

2. Who is the sole secretary that Jeanne does not fire in Chapter Forty-seven?

3. Where does Jeanne say the Colonel wanted Jonas to attend college in Chapter Eleven?

4. What is the name that the Indians give to Eli McCullough during his captivity?

5. What year is Chapter Forty-nine set in?

(see the answer key)

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