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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 year is described in the beginning of Chapter Ten?
(a) 1844.
(b) 1863.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1849.
2. How many people does Peter say Pancho Villa killed across the border in New Mexico in Chapter Twenty-one?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 30.
3. Where did Jonas go to attend college after the Colonel’s death?
(a) Yale.
(b) A&M.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Harvard.
4. How much money does Jeanne deposit into the account that she opens at the age of twelve in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) $20,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $500.
5. What does Toshaway’s name translate to in English?
(a) Charges the Enemy.
(b) Bright Button.
(c) White Wolf.
(d) Large Bear.
Short Answer Questions
1. About how much money do the McCulloughs pay for the Garcias’ land?
2. What year is it when William Blount and his sons disappear from their farm near the McCullough ranch?
3. Where does Jeanne say the Colonel wanted Jonas to attend college in Chapter Eleven?
4. Where does Eli say his father “keeps a woman” in Chapter Four?
5. What is the date of Peter McCullough’s first diary entry in Chapter Three?
Short Essay Questions
1. What items are taken when Eli’s family’s home is ambushed by the Indians in Chapter Four? Why are they taken?
2. What information does Phineas present to Jeanne when she visits him in Austin in Chapter Twenty?
3. How are the living conditions of the Indians described in Chapter Nineteen?
4. How do Eli and Martin differ in their response to the circumstances once they are captives in Chapter Four?
5. What gender biases does Jeanne face growing up, as seen in Chapters Fourteen through Seventeen?
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 is the theme of gender bias illustrated in Chapters Nine through Thirteen?
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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