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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the diary entry dated that comprises Chapter Six?
(a) September 4, 1915.
(b) August 12, 1915.
(c) July 4, 1917.
(d) April 6, 1917.

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

3. How old is Jeanne in the flashback where the Colonel is ninety-eight in Chapter Five?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Eight.
(d) Twelve.

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

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

6. 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?
(a) Clint McCullough.
(b) Phineas McCullough.
(c) Eli McCullough.
(d) Jonas McCullough.

7. What is the date of the first diary entry by Peter in Chapter Twenty-one?
(a) March 3, 2012.
(b) March 2, 1836.
(c) July 4, 1917.
(d) March 10, 1916.

8. What year is described in the beginning of Chapter Ten?
(a) 1849.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1844.
(d) 1863.

9. Who burns the Garcias’ house and their important papers in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Jonas McCullough.
(b) Peter McCullough.
(c) Eli McCullough.
(d) Jeanne McCullough.

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

11. How old is Jeanne McCullough as she lay on the floor of her home in Chapter Two?
(a) 69.
(b) 86.
(c) 91.
(d) 77.

12. Where is Glenn recovering in the hospital in Chapter Nine?
(a) San Antonio.
(b) Houston.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

14. What is the name of Eli’s sister?
(a) Ella.
(b) Marie.
(c) Lizzie.
(d) Susan.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the father of Jeanne’s children?

3. What is the name of Eli’s older brother?

4. Where does Peter describe a raid on a train by sixty insurgents in Chapter Eighteen?

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

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