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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Captain Elliot return to Sarah when the family starts to settle?
(a) A dollar bill.
(b) A book.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A horse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sarah draw on the ground of their land?

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

3. What do Jimmy and Mama not allow Sarah to do that makes her angry?

4. What does Jimmy have to build on to his house after he and Sarah are married?

5. What does Savannah name her baby boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jimmy Reed plan to make a living in the new area?

2. Why does Jimmy Reed not join the family until later?

3. What does Sarah say about her baby on her first Christmas?

4. What does Sarah use to write out this history?

5. How does Sarah feel when Ernest and Captain Elliot leave the family?

6. Why does Mama say Sarah had such a hard time recovering after having her daughter?

7. What does Sarah give for Christmas presents while traveling with the wagon train?

8. How is child birth different for Sarah and Savannah?

9. What causes the smoke in the wagon that scares Sarah?

10. What is Sarah's biggest hope about her move to San Angelo?

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