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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What awakes Sarah on August 17th?
(a) A wolf howl.
(b) The scream of a girl.
(c) Indian wopping.
(d) The sound of a train whistle.

2. What does Sarah write when she falls ill?
(a) Her will.
(b) Letters.
(c) A poem.
(d) The beginning of her journal.

3. What does mother think when Clover says a snake is in his bed?
(a) He is having a bad dream.
(b) He was bitten by a snake.
(c) He is looking for attention.
(d) He saw a harmless gardner snake.

4. Why does the family settle by a certain creek?
(a) Mother had dreamed that place.
(b) Sarah thinks it looks like a place her father would love.
(c) They are tired of traveling.
(d) They think their trees will grow well there.

5. Where is Sarah's father shot?
(a) In the shoulder.
(b) In the leg.
(c) In the stomach.
(d) In the arm.

6. What does Sarah draw on the ground of their land?
(a) Mazes.
(b) Fun designs.
(c) Stories.
(d) House plans.

7. What does Savannah ask Sarah to teach her?
(a) How to clean a chicken.
(b) How to cook.
(c) How to shoot.
(d) How to read.

8. What happens to Sarah's train in the rain?
(a) It slips the track.
(b) It continues through the night.
(c) It is stalled.
(d) It damages the engine.

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

10. How are Albert and Sarah related?
(a) Sarah is Albert's aunt.
(b) Albert is Sarah's uncle.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are siblings.

11. Who kills the men who hurt Ulyssa when she was fetching water?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Albert.
(d) Ernest.

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

13. Why does Sarah agree to teach Savannah?
(a) She will need help if the Indians attack again.
(b) She needs help in the kitchen.
(c) She hates cleaning chickens.
(d) She loves Savannah.

14. What does Sarah sleep with while staying at Jimmy's house?
(a) A club.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A knife.
(d) A pistol.

15. What meal does Jimmy make for Sarah when she comes to tell him about the baby?
(a) Rabbit stew.
(b) Roast beef.
(c) Venisson.
(d) Pancakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ernest brag about when he is with the other men?

2. Why does Sarah not wear the color sunbonnet she has always wanted to?

3. What makes up the Indian group that passes on January 20th?

4. Why does Sarah stay the night at Jimmy's house after telling him of the baby?

5. What color sunbonnet does Sarah always wear?

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