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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Jonas living in Chapter Twenty-six?
(a) New York.
(b) Austin.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Houston.

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

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

4. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Fifty-four?
(a) March 2, 1836.
(b) June 22, 1917.
(c) August 8, 1917.
(d) August 12, 1915.

5. Who is helping Peter to look for Maria in Chapter Fifty-four?
(a) Sullivan and Ramirez.
(b) James and Phillip.
(c) Clint and Paul.
(d) Eli and Sally.

6. How much money does Peter learn that his family gave to Maria to leave in Chapter Fifty-one?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $100,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $10,000.

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

8. How many cattle were living in Texas alone by the year 1865, according to Eli in Chapter Fifty-nine?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 4 million.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 1 million.

9. Who is the sole secretary that Jeanne does not fire in Chapter Forty-seven?
(a) Ingrid Goetz.
(b) Edna Hinnant.
(c) Owen Wister.
(d) Amado Batista.

10. What is the date of Peter’s first journal entry in Chapter Forty-eight?
(a) November 1, 1915.
(b) July 4, 1917.
(c) March 2, 1836.
(d) August 1, 1917.

11. Who is the cook at the McCullough ranch in Chapter Twenty-four?
(a) Consuela.
(b) Susan.
(c) Lizzie.
(d) Maria.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Chapter Thirty-one set?

2. When is Peter’s first diary entry dated in Chapter Thirty-three?

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

4. Where does Jeanne say Ben went to attend college in Chapter Fifty-six?

5. How old does Eli say the Indian woman was that took his virginity in Chapter Thirty-four?

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