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

2. What page number of a story does Sarah find?
(a) 87.
(b) 67.
(c) 77.
(d) 57.

3. What is Sarah doing when Jimmy proposes?
(a) Planning his house.
(b) Writing a letter.
(c) Feeding livestock.
(d) Planting a garden.

4. What does Ernest thank Sarah for?
(a) The news from home.
(b) Her letter to Captain Elliot.
(c) The care package she sent.
(d) Her good works on the farm.

5. Who slaughters an Indian village in January?
(a) Some mountain men.
(b) The Lawrence brothers.
(c) The vigilantes.
(d) Captain Elliot's men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Indians do when they see the dead men who hurt Ulyssa?

2. What is Sarah's middle name?

3. What happens in the wagon train on December 15th?

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

5. What had one of the slaughterers been doing to Sarah before the event?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens just as the family gets to San Angelo?

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

3. What happens when the Indians raid the camp after the experience at the river?

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

5. What happens to Rose, and how does Sarah respond to this?

6. Why do Jimmy and Sarah go to town by themselves?

7. What does Captain Elliot bring for the family in July?

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

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

10. What has someone been doing to help ease Sarah's burdens while with the wagon train?

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