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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Captain Elliot return something to Sarah when her family starts to settle?
(a) She was an example of patriotism.
(b) He wants her to become educated.
(c) He cared too much for her mother.
(d) She saved the Army the cost of caring for the horses.

2. How does Sarah see Ernest after he loses a leg?
(a) Young and helpless.
(b) Strong and courageous.
(c) Fearful and alone.
(d) Weak and shallow.

3. Who performs the marriage ceremony for Albert and Savannah?
(a) An Army Lieutenant.
(b) A Catholic Priest.
(c) A Quaker Father.
(d) A Cavalry Captain.

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

5. How old is Harlan at the beginning of the book?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

6. Who comes to court Mother?
(a) Captain Elliot.
(b) Lietenant Daniels.
(c) Admiral Houston.
(d) Major Arnold.

7. What does Sarah do when she is sent by her mother for some water?
(a) Writes about her day.
(b) Goes swimming.
(c) Takes a detour.
(d) Goes fishing.

8. What does Sarah name her daughter?
(a) July.
(b) May.
(c) June.
(d) April.

9. What color sunbonnet does Sarah always wear?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

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

11. What could Sarah have won in a shooting contest?
(a) A rifle.
(b) Some money.
(c) Some food rations.
(d) A horse.

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

13. What wedding gift does Albert give Sarah and Jimmy?
(a) Wagon axle grease.
(b) A rifle set.
(c) Bearskins.
(d) Kerosene lamps.

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

15. Which Maldanado child dies of the disease?
(a) Gogo.
(b) Toto.
(c) Popo.
(d) Yoyo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sarah doing when Jimmy proposes?

2. What does Sarah fall sick with?

3. What happens to Ulyssa when she is sent to fetch water?

4. What wedding gift do the Maldanados give Sarah and Jimmy?

5. How old is Ernest when he loses a leg?

(see the answer keys)

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