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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. From what band is the Indian that Martin claims owns Eli in Chapter Four?
(a) Kotoseka.
(b) Vaquero.
(c) Lipan.
(d) Klamath.

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

4. Where does Peter describe a raid on a train by sixty insurgents in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Olmito.
(d) Little Rock.

5. What Indian tribe do the people belong to that have raided Eli’s home and kidnapped him in Chapter Four?
(a) Navajo.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Apache.
(d) Comanche.

6. How many people does Peter say Pancho Villa killed across the border in New Mexico in Chapter Twenty-one?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

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

8. Who is described in Chapter Eighteen as “a younger version of the Colonel, the pinnacle of manly attainment”?
(a) Peter.
(b) Phineas.
(c) Tom.
(d) Jonas.

9. Where did Clint McCullough die?
(a) Salerno.
(b) Austin.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Dallas.

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

11. Which U.S. President does the Colonel accuse of running a dictatorship in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Grover Cleveland.
(b) Franklin Roosevelt.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

12. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Twelve?
(a) August 16, 1915.
(b) July 4, 1917.
(c) March 25, 1917.
(d) November 1, 1915.

13. What does Eli say the Indians use the books looted from their home for in Chapter Four?
(a) To burn.
(b) To stuff their shields with.
(c) To give to the children in the village.
(d) To read.

14. What is Peter’s diary entry dated in Chapter Nine?
(a) August 13, 1915.
(b) September 4, 1915.
(c) March 10, 1916.
(d) March 2, 1836.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How many bedrooms are described in Jeanne McCullough’s home in Chapter Two?

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

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