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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 33 – 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What battle did Paul McCullough die while fighting?
(a) The Bougainville Campaign.
(b) The Battle of Qarqar.
(c) The Battle of the Bulge.
(d) The Battle of Kursk.

3. Where does Eli go to live with his stepmother in Chapter Thirty-four?
(a) Houston.
(b) Austin.
(c) Bastrop.
(d) Dallas.

4. Toshaway tells Eli in Chapter Ten that the white people “all want to be rich, same as we do, but they do not admit to themselves that you only get rich by” doing what?
(a) Killing the weak.
(b) Dying.
(c) Taking things from other people.
(d) Worshiping the land.

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

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. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Twelve?

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

4. What is the name of Jeanne McCullough’s eldest brother?

5. What does Eli say the Indians use the books looted from their home for in Chapter Four?

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