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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is Chapter Fifty-two set?
(a) Fall of 1851.
(b) June 25, 1917.
(c) June, 1865.
(d) Spring of 1945.

2. What are the names of Jeanne’s grandsons?
(a) Paul and Philip.
(b) Clint and Peter.
(c) James and Jonas.
(d) Dell and Ash.

3. Where does Peter’s wife go after their sons leave for the war in Chapter Twenty-four?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Oxford.
(c) New York.
(d) Houston.

4. Who is the author of the novel The Virginian?
(a) Samuel Beckett.
(b) Percy Shelley.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Owen Wister.

5. Whose story is related in Chapter Sixty-one?
(a) Ulises'.
(b) Jeanne's.
(c) Peter's.
(d) Eli's.

6. How many times does the German girl say she became impregnated by the Indians in Chapter Thirty-one?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

7. Who is Jeanne’s business partner that has moved into Hank’s office in Chapter Forty-seven?
(a) Tom Whipple.
(b) T.J. Block.
(c) Jonas McCullough.
(d) Edna Hinnant.

8. When does Eli say that their commission as Rangers ran out in Chapter Forty-six?
(a) 1860.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1902.

9. What U.S. President does Jeanne recall dying in Chapter Forty-one?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Woodrow Wilson.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Teddy Roosevelt.

10. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Twenty-four?
(a) August 16, 1915.
(b) March 2, 1836.
(c) March 25, 1917.
(d) March 3, 2012.

11. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Forty-five?
(a) July 4, 1917.
(b) July 22, 1917.
(c) April 6, 1917.
(d) March 2, 1836.

12. In what year does Chapter Thirty-four begin?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1852.
(c) 2012.
(d) 1911.

13. What is Eli’s reply when Peter tells him in Chapter Fifty-one, “I’m embarrassed by you”?
(a) I don't even care.
(b) I don't understand why.
(c) I love you.
(d) The feeling is mutual.

14. What is the name of the gun salesman that Eli’s company encounters during their raid in Chapter Fifty-two?
(a) Amado Batista.
(b) Miles Wallace.
(c) Busque.
(d) Tom Whipple.

15. How old does Eli say the Indian woman was that took his virginity in Chapter Thirty-four?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 15.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hank doing when he is killed in Chapter Forty-four?

2. What is the date of Peter McCullough’s first diary entry in Chapter Fifty-eight?

3. How old is Eli when he meets the judge’s wife in Chapter Thirty-four?

4. What food do the Comanches believe makes a person into a coward, according to Eli in Chapter Thirty-one?

5. How many members of Toshaway’s band are still living in the beginning of Chapter Thirty-one?

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