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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. How old is Jeanne in the flashback where the Colonel is ninety-eight in Chapter Five?
(a) Eight.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

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

3. What is the name of Peter’s wife?
(a) Ella.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Sally.
(d) Susan.

4. About how long has Eli been a captive of the Indians in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Three months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

5. What year is it when William Blount and his sons disappear from their farm near the McCullough ranch?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1956.

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

3. What year is described by Jeanne in Chapter Twenty?

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

5. When was the Declaration of Texas Independence from Mexico ratified?

Short Essay Questions

1. What concerns Jeanne the most as she faces her own death in Chapter Five?

2. How are Peter and Eli McCullough different in their outlooks and approaches to life?

3. What items are taken when Eli’s family’s home is ambushed by the Indians in Chapter Four? Why are they taken?

4. How is the theme of ethnic bias illustrated in Chapters Nine through Thirteen?

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

6. What gender biases does Jeanne face growing up, as seen in Chapters Fourteen through Seventeen?

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

8. What time period is Chapter Four set in? How old is Eli, and what position does he have within his family?

9. How does Sally respond to the situation after Charles has shot Dutch Hollis? Why does Peter disagree with Sally?

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

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