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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many cattle were living in Texas alone by the year 1865, according to Eli in Chapter Fifty-nine?

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

4. Who is Jeanne’s business partner that has moved into Hank’s office in Chapter Forty-seven?

5. In what year does Chapter Thirty-four begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Eli working in 1864? How is his home described in Chapter Forty-nine?

2. What does Eli gain from the raid in Chapter Fifty-two? What do the Indians gain?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What events and circumstances lead Eli to the cattle industry in Chapter Fifty-five?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Toshaway in the novel. How old is Toshaway when his character is introduced? What is Toshaway’s position within his tribe? How large is Toshaway’s band of Comanche? How would you describe Toshaway’s relationship with Eli McCullough?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Eli’s encounter with the buffalo hunter that is taken captive by the Indians, and Eli’s actions, objectives, and obstacles in helping the man. What dangers does Eli face by killing the buffalo hunter? How does Eli go about poisoning the man? Why does Eli poison him?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the reasons that Toshaway’s tribe feels justified in their raids in Texas and the southwest. Do you think that the Indians were justified, granted the behavior of the whites? Why or why not? How might these matters have been addressed differently?

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