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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the boy that begins following Eli around town in Chapter Thirty-seven?
(a) Amado Batista.
(b) Tom Whipple.
(c) Miles Wallace.
(d) Bill Hollis.

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

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

4. How many members of Maria’s family were killed in the shootout that destroyed the Garcia home?
(a) 11.
(b) 16.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

5. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Thirty?
(a) August 16, 1915.
(b) April 6, 1917.
(c) June 22, 1917.
(d) November 1, 1915.

6. When does the narrative take place in Chapter Sixty-three?
(a) The early 1920s.
(b) The mid-1980s.
(c) The early 1870s.
(d) The late 1850s.

7. What arrives in the mail on the same day that Peter sends his sons to war in Chapter Twenty-four?
(a) A Tommy gun.
(b) A diamond necklace.
(c) A Lewis gun.
(d) A box of candy.

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

9. How does Jeanne describe her feelings about motherhood in Chapter Thirty-eight?
(a) She feels overjoyed by motherhood.
(b) She feels freed by motherhood.
(c) She feels empowered by motherhood.
(d) She feels stifled by motherhood.

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

11. What is the name of Jeanne’s son that comes out as a gay man in Chapter Sixty?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Paul.
(d) Stephen.

12. Where does Jeanne say Ben went to attend college in Chapter Fifty-six?
(a) NYU.
(b) A&M.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Yale.

13. Who does Eli recognize among the Indians that he is trailing with the Rangers in Chapter Forty-three?
(a) Yellow Hair.
(b) Urwat.
(c) Toshaway.
(d) Escute.

14. Where does Phineas live in Chapter Twenty-six?
(a) Houston.
(b) Austin.
(c) Berlin.
(d) New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Chapter Thirty-one set?

2. What do the vaqueros claim is ruining the cattle, according to Peter’s diary entry in Chapter Thirty?

3. Why does Maria say a curse was put on her family in Chapter Forty-two?

4. How many years younger is Maria than Peter?

5. How much money does the narrator says Sullivan and Rodriguez make in a year together in Chapter Thirty-five?

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