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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Peter’s wife?
(a) Susan.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Sally.
(d) Ella.

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

3. Who calls Jeanne to Austin to visit him in Chapter Twenty?
(a) Eli.
(b) Owen Wister.
(c) Phineas.
(d) Jonas.

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

5. What is the name of Eli’s older brother?
(a) James.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Edward.
(d) Martin.

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

7. What creature does Toshaway describe as being associated with the trickster spirit in Indian belief in Chapter Four?
(a) The raven.
(b) The coyote.
(c) The turtle.
(d) The fox.

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

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

10. When is Chapter Twenty-three set?
(a) Summer of 1945.
(b) Spring of 1851.
(c) Fall of 1851.
(d) Spring of 1945.

11. How old is Peter in the diary entry from Chapter Three?
(a) 29.
(b) 56.
(c) 45.
(d) 32.

12. About how much money do the McCulloughs pay for the Garcias’ land?
(a) $40,000.
(b) $104,000.
(c) $200,000.
(d) $10,000.

13. What is the name that the Indians give to Eli McCullough during his captivity?
(a) Toshaway.
(b) Urwat.
(c) Kotoseka.
(d) Tiehteti.

14. What does Eli describe as “the largest and wealthiest of all the Comanche bands” in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) The Kotoseka.
(b) The Klamath.
(c) The Dakota.
(d) The Penateka.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who burns the Garcias’ house and their important papers in Chapter Fifteen?

2. About how long has Eli been a captive of the Indians in Chapter Thirteen?

3. When is Chapter Twenty-two set?

4. How many people does Peter say Pancho Villa killed across the border in New Mexico in Chapter Twenty-one?

5. What is the name of the Indian that owns Martin after the raid in Chapter Four?

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