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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 is the sheriff’s name that visits to talk with the Colonel after the disappearance of the Blounts in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Sheriff Van Zandt.
(b) Sheriff Whipple.
(c) Sheriff Anderson.
(d) Sheriff Batista.

2. What word used in the narrative refers to a cowboy or herdsman?
(a) Dingo.
(b) Kotoseka.
(c) Vaquero.
(d) Habanero.

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

4. Where does Eli say his father “keeps a woman” in Chapter Four?
(a) Montgomery.
(b) Austin.
(c) Houston.
(d) Dallas.

5. Who is the narrator of Chapter One?
(a) Eli McCullough.
(b) Jeanne McCullough.
(c) Jonas McCullough.
(d) Peter McCullough.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Eli’s sister?

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

4. Which U.S. President does the Colonel accuse of running a dictatorship in Chapter Fourteen?

5. Who does Peter suggest the new train station be named after in Chapter Twelve?

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