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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 - 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is it when William Blount and his sons disappear from their farm near the McCullough ranch?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1985.

2. Where does Jeanne say the Colonel wanted Jonas to attend college in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Sewannee.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Yale.
(d) Harvard.

3. How did Jeanne’s mother die?
(a) She died in childbirth.
(b) She died in a car accident.
(c) She was shot.
(d) She died from AIDS.

4. When was the Declaration of Texas Independence from Mexico ratified?
(a) March 2, 1836.
(b) March 25, 1917.
(c) August 10, 1915.
(d) March 10, 1916.

5. Who was Jeanne’s lover after the death of her husband?
(a) Paul.
(b) Ted.
(c) Hank.
(d) William.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date of Peter McCullough’s first diary entry in Chapter Three?

2. What is the name of Jeanne McCullough’s daughter?

3. What Indian departs with Eli’s mother’s scalp in Chapter Seven?

4. What are the names of Peter’s two sons?

5. What is the name of Prairie Flower’s sister in the novel?

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