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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 German captive called among the Comanches of Eli’s tribe?
(a) Talks Softly.
(b) Yellow Hair.
(c) Desert Flower.
(d) Hates Work.

2. How old is Jeanne McCullough as she lay on the floor of her home in Chapter Two?
(a) 86.
(b) 91.
(c) 69.
(d) 77.

3. How many people from the tribe go with Toshaway in July for the largest raid the band has ever led in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) 300.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 200.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Jeanne McCullough’s eldest brother?

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. Who was the father of Jeanne’s children?

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

5. What word used in the narrative refers to a cowboy or herdsman?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the theme of gender bias illustrated in Chapters Nine through Thirteen?

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

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

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

6. What internal conflicts does Peter face when Charles shoots Dutch Hollis?

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

8. What information does Phineas present to Jeanne when she visits him in Austin in Chapter Twenty?

9. What prompts Jeanne’s decision to side with Phineas in Chapter Twenty?

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

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