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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through December 1, 1884, through July 31, 1885.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sarah call the Mormon women in the wagon train?
(a) Addled.
(b) Strange.
(c) Pretty.
(d) Desperate.

2. What kind of people is Sarah surprised to see traveling with a wagon train after Albert's wedding?
(a) Freed slaves.
(b) Chinese.
(c) All of these.
(d) Soldiers.

3. Why does Sarah misspell her sickness?
(a) That is how the doctor spelled it.
(b) She can't find it in the dictionary.
(c) She has never seen it written.
(d) She prefers her own spelling of the word.

4. What is the woman in the story-page wearing?
(a) A scarlet dress.
(b) A white scarf.
(c) A black veil.
(d) A yellow sunbonnet.

5. What does Captain Elliot say in his letter after hearing of Sarah's engagement?
(a) He wants his horses back.
(b) He wishes her all the luck in the world.
(c) She is a flimsy puff of a woman.
(d) The book is no longer for sale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack plant for Sarah?

2. How many women are married to the Mormon man in the wagon train?

3. What does mother think when Clover says a snake is in his bed?

4. What color does Sarah dye all of her clothes after Jimmy dies?

5. What could Sarah have won in a shooting contest?

(see the answer key)

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