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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) 1865.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1985.

2. Who does Eli blame for the spread of smallpox and cholera in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) The forty-niners.
(b) The Italian settlers.
(c) The German settlers.
(d) The Indians.

3. From whose perspective is Chapter Eight related?
(a) Peter's.
(b) Jeanne’s.
(c) Urwat's.
(d) Eli's.

4. What nickname does Eli’s father call their neighbor who has his horses stolen in Chapter Four?
(a) Shorty Poe.
(b) Syphilis Poe.
(c) Smallpox Poe.
(d) Gangster Poe.

5. Peter compares himself to what figure from Greek mythology in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Prometheus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Demeter.
(d) Ares.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the Colonel die, according to Jeanne in Chapter Seventeen?

2. Who was Jeanne’s lover after the death of her husband?

3. Who is described in Chapter Eighteen as “a younger version of the Colonel, the pinnacle of manly attainment”?

4. How old is Jeanne in the flashback where the Colonel is ninety-eight in Chapter Five?

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

(see the answer key)

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