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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Eli’s older brother?
(a) Martin.
(b) Edward.
(c) James.
(d) Thomas.

2. Who is the only person other than Jeanne McCullough that is named on Jeanne’s father’s will for receiving a share of the minerals?
(a) Phineas McCullough.
(b) Jonas McCullough.
(c) Clint McCullough.
(d) Eli McCullough.

3. Who has been shot (presumably by the Garcias) in Chapter Six?
(a) Jonas.
(b) Clint.
(c) Glenn.
(d) Phineas.

4. Peter compares himself to what figure from Greek mythology in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Prometheus.
(d) Ares.

5. What Indian tribe do the people belong to that have raided Eli’s home and kidnapped him in Chapter Four?
(a) Delaware.
(b) Apache.
(c) Navajo.
(d) Comanche.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sheriff’s name that visits to talk with the Colonel after the disappearance of the Blounts in Chapter Fourteen?

2. Where did Clint McCullough die?

3. Where is Glenn recovering in the hospital in Chapter Nine?

4. How many people does Peter say Pancho Villa killed across the border in New Mexico in Chapter Twenty-one?

5. Toshaway tells Eli in Chapter Ten that the white people “all want to be rich, same as we do, but they do not admit to themselves that you only get rich by” doing what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the McCullough family’s acquisition of the Garcias’ land impact the community in Chapter Eighteen? How does Peter feel about the acquisition?

2. How does Eli’s relationship with Toshaway develop during Eli’s capture in Chapters Nine through Thirteen?

3. What information is related regarding Jeanne’s mother in Chapter Five?

4. How is sexual promiscuity among the Indians described in Chapters Nine through Thirteen?

5. How does Jeanne perceive her father’s death?

6. How do the Colonel and Charles differ in their viewpoints about their land and future?

7. Why are homesteaders like Eli’s family in danger of raids? What has created these circumstances?

8. How are the circumstances of Eli’s Indian tribe described in 1851 in Chapter Twenty-two?

9. What is related about Eli McCullough’s early life in Chapter One? Why do you think this information is important?

10. How do Eli and Martin differ in their response to the circumstances once they are captives in Chapter Four?

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