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

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

3. What food do the Comanches believe makes a person into a coward, according to Eli in Chapter Thirty-one?
(a) Beef.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Pork.
(d) Lamb.

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

5. Who is the boy that begins following Eli around town in Chapter Thirty-seven?
(a) Bill Hollis.
(b) Amado Batista.
(c) Tom Whipple.
(d) Miles Wallace.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Peter learn that his family gave to Maria to leave in Chapter Fifty-one?

2. When did the American Civil War end?

3. In what year is Chapter Thirty-seven set?

4. What is the date of Peter’s first journal entry in Chapter Forty-eight?

5. What do the vaqueros claim is ruining the cattle, according to Peter’s diary entry in Chapter Thirty?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Peter respond to Maria’s presence and her need for help in Chapter Thirty?

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

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

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

9. Why does Peter express unhappiness about the discovery of oil on his family’s land?

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

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