View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 24, 1881, through January 11, 1882.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sarah yell at a chicken for?
(a) To find a deeper meaning.
(b) To fight for its life.
(c) To be of some use.
(d) To let her kill it.

2. What color sunbonnet has Sarah always longed for?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

3. What is overflowing in the pockets of Sarah's father's pocket at the beginning of the book?
(a) Debt.
(b) Hope.
(c) Soil.
(d) Cash.

4. What is Savannah's last name?
(a) Lawrence.
(b) Larraby.
(c) Hoover.
(d) Holliday.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sarah plan to hide her dogs from the men?

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

3. What is Sarah's middle name?

4. Why does Ernest lose a leg?

5. How old is Harlan at the beginning of the book?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 189 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample