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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 many cattle were living in Texas alone by the year 1865, according to Eli in Chapter Fifty-nine?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 4 million.

2. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Thirty-six?
(a) July 4, 1917.
(b) June 22, 1917.
(c) March 2, 1836.
(d) June 25, 1917.

3. What does Mountain of Rocks ask Eli to leave him when he is traded to the Comancheros in Chapter Thirty-one?
(a) His Colt Navy.
(b) His bow and arrow.
(c) His bracelet.
(d) His vest.

4. Who is Jeanne’s lover that she recalls leaving her in Chapter Sixty-four?
(a) Ted.
(b) Paul.
(c) Bill.
(d) Hank.

5. Where does Jeanne say Ben went to attend college in Chapter Fifty-six?
(a) NYU.
(b) A&M.
(c) Yale.
(d) Princeton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is Chapter Forty-nine set in?

2. Who is the sole secretary that Jeanne does not fire in Chapter Forty-seven?

3. Where is Jonas living in Chapter Twenty-six?

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

5. Where has Maria been for two years living with a cousin when she appears at the McCullough ranch in Chapter Thirty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What irony can be seen in Prairie Flower’s death in Chapter Twenty-eight?

2. Why do you think the Colonel wants Maria out of his home in Chapter Thirty-three?

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

4. What is represented symbolically by the feud between the McCulloughs and the Garcias and its aftermath in the novel?

5. What circumstances lead to Peter’s isolation on the ranch in Chapter Twenty-four?

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

7. How is Jeanne’s relationship with her grandsons described in Chapter Sixty?

8. How does Eli return from Indian captivity to civilization in Chapter Thirty-one?

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

10. Discuss Eli’s views of slavery in the novel. How are these views illustrated when he joins the Civil War efforts?

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