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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Toshaway’s name translate to in English?
(a) Large Bear.
(b) White Wolf.
(c) Bright Button.
(d) Charges the Enemy.

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

3. What is done with Martin’s body after he is killed in Chapter Four?
(a) It is burned.
(b) It is dismembered.
(c) It is buried.
(d) It is left for wolves.

4. What is the name of Jeanne McCullough’s daughter?
(a) Marie.
(b) Susan.
(c) Sally.
(d) Ella.

5. About how many men accompany the McCulloughs when they go to confront the Garcias in Chapter Six?
(a) 20.
(b) 70.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

6. What is Eli McCullough’s nickname in the novel?
(a) The Conquistador.
(b) The Captain.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) Papa Bear.

7. Where did Jonas go to attend college after the Colonel’s death?
(a) Yale.
(b) A&M.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Princeton.

8. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) November 1, 1915.
(b) March 2, 1836.
(c) March 10, 1916.
(d) August 12, 1915.

9. What year is described by Eli in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1859.

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

11. How old was Jeanne’s mother when she died?
(a) Twenty-six.
(b) Thirty-two.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Twenty-nine.

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

13. What are the names of Peter’s two sons?
(a) Richard and Steven.
(b) Glenn and Clint.
(c) Walter and Paul.
(d) James and Bob.

14. How many .30-caliber rounds does the Lewis gun fire per second that Eli’s family orders in Chapter Twenty-one?
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 5.
(d) 20.

15. In Chapter Sixteen, Eli says that the Comanches own all the territory between Mexico and where during the time that Eli is with them?
(a) California.
(b) New York.
(c) Ohio.
(d) The Dakotas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Eli say his father “keeps a woman” in Chapter Four?

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

3. Who is the only person other than Jeanne McCullough that is named on Jeanne’s father’s will for receiving a share of the minerals?

4. How much money does Jeanne deposit into the account that she opens at the age of twelve in Chapter Fourteen?

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

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