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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. When is Peter’s first diary entry dated in Chapter Thirty-three?
(a) November 1, 1915.
(b) June 25, 1917.
(c) August 16, 1915.
(d) April 6, 1917.

2. Where does Phineas live in Chapter Twenty-six?
(a) Austin.
(b) Houston.
(c) Berlin.
(d) New York.

3. What U.S. President does Jeanne recall dying in Chapter Forty-one?
(a) Teddy Roosevelt.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

4. What is the name of Jeanne’s son that comes out as a gay man in Chapter Sixty?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Paul.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Stephen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hank doing when he is killed in Chapter Forty-four?

2. Where does Peter’s wife go after their sons leave for the war in Chapter Twenty-four?

3. When does Eli McCullough describe a dozen Spanish cattle landing in the New World in Chapter Fifty-nine?

4. Where had Coffee Hays gone when he gave up Texas, according to Eli in Chapter Forty?

5. What is the date of Peter’s opening diary entry in Chapter Sixty-two?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Eli help the captive buffalo hunter in Chapter Twenty-five?

2. Why do Eli’s troops raid the Federal soldiers in Chapter Fifty-two? What happens during the raid?

3. How is Jeanne affected by Hank’s death in the novel?

4. Why do you think that Maria tells Peter about the curse on the Garcia family in Chapter Forty-two?

5. Discuss Jeanne’s relationship with motherhood, as seen in Chapter Thirty-eight. Does Jeanne enjoy being a mother?

6. Describe Eli’s narrative tone in Chapter Forty. What are examples of humor used in the chapter?

7. How does the relationship between Hank and Jeanne develop in Chapter Thirty-two?

8. How does Judge Black’s wife perceive Eli when he returns from the Rangers in Chapter Forty?

9. What are Jeanne’s perceptions of the “Honey Hunt” she attends in Chapter Fifty-three?

10. What leads up to Eli’s arrest in Chapter Thirty-seven? Who turns Eli in?

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