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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Eli join the Texas Rangers in Chapter Forty?
(a) Montgomery.
(b) Louisville.
(c) Fredericksburg.
(d) Dallas.

3. Where do the Pinkards move in Chapter Twenty-seven?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Houston.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) New York.

4. When is Chapter Thirty-one set?
(a) Spring of 1945.
(b) Spring of 1851.
(c) Summer of 1945.
(d) Fall of 1851.

5. What year is Chapter Forty-nine set in?
(a) 1956.
(b) 2012.
(c) 1864.
(d) 1911.

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

7. Who does Peter claim “has stopped tending his crops and is instead driving around on his tractor, charging ten dollars (a week’s wages) to pull stuck trucks out of bogholes in the drilling fields” in Chapter Forty-five?
(a) Grover Deshields.
(b) Bill Hollis.
(c) Niles Gilbert.
(d) Pedro Garcia.

8. What is the name of the German captive who Eli spent time with?
(a) Susan Buck.
(b) Ingrid Goetz.
(c) Emma Sanders.
(d) Mary Swanson.

9. What does Mountain of Rocks ask Eli to leave him when he is traded to the Comancheros in Chapter Thirty-one?
(a) His bracelet.
(b) His bow and arrow.
(c) His Colt Navy.
(d) His vest.

10. Where does Eli go to live with his stepmother in Chapter Thirty-four?
(a) Houston.
(b) Austin.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Bastrop.

11. What was the name of Maria’s father?
(a) Roberto Garcia.
(b) Antun Garcia.
(c) Pedro Garcia.
(d) Paulo Garcia.

12. On what date did the United States declare war upon Germany in World War I?
(a) April 6, 1917.
(b) March 10, 1916.
(c) July 4, 1917.
(d) March 3, 1912.

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

14. Who Ulises Garcia’s ancestor in the McCullough family?
(a) Jonas McCullough.
(b) Peter McCullough.
(c) Phineas McCullough.
(d) Charles McCullough.

15. What is Hank doing when he is killed in Chapter Forty-four?
(a) Flying home.
(b) Boarding a train.
(c) Drilling oil.
(d) Bird hunting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jeanne describe her feelings about motherhood in Chapter Thirty-eight?

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

3. What arrives in the mail on the same day that Peter sends his sons to war in Chapter Twenty-four?

4. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Thirty-nine?

5. Who is the author of the novel The Virginian?

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