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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Eli McCullough describe a dozen Spanish cattle landing in the New World in Chapter Fifty-nine?
(a) 1598.
(b) 1498.
(c) 1600.
(d) 1521.

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

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

4. Who was the U.S. President when the U.S. entered World War I?
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) Franklin Roosevelt.
(c) Teddy Roosevelt.
(d) Grover Cleveland.

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

6. How much money does the narrator say George Brown sold out of the oil business for in Chapter Forty-seven?
(a) $58 million.
(b) $10 million.
(c) $25 million.
(d) $36 million.

7. Where has Maria been for two years living with a cousin when she appears at the McCullough ranch in Chapter Thirty?
(a) California.
(b) Austin.
(c) Torreon.
(d) Dallas.

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

9. How many years younger is Maria than Peter?
(a) 13.
(b) 4.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

10. Who does Hank believe will kill him if he becomes sexually involved with Jeanne in Chapter Thirty-two?
(a) Peter.
(b) Eli.
(c) Clint.
(d) Phineas.

11. When was the first oil well drilled in Iraq, according to the narrator in Chapter Thirty-five?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1927.

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

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

14. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Thirty-nine?
(a) July 7, 1917.
(b) April 6, 1917.
(c) August 12, 1915.
(d) March 2, 1836.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Chapter Twenty-six set?

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

3. How many times does the German girl say she became impregnated by the Indians in Chapter Thirty-one?

4. What year is Chapter Forty-nine set in?

5. What unit does Eli sign up with during the U.S. Civil War?

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