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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 Savannah name her baby boy?
(a) Albert.
(b) George.
(c) Clover.
(d) Henry.

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

3. How does Albert feel when he first meets Savannah?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Shy.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Enamored.

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

5. What surprises Savannah about Sarah?
(a) She doesn't like boys.
(b) She doesn't talk to her mother.
(c) She wants to be educated.
(d) She doesn't want to get married.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Sarah say she needs to answer Jimmy's proposal?

2. Why does the family settle by a certain creek?

3. What awakes Sarah on August 17th?

4. Why is the man who performs Albert's marriage ceremony chosen?

5. Who leaves the settled place with the Captain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sarah do when she is killing a chicken?

2. Why does Jimmy get mad after Sarah goes visiting after having a second child?

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

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

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

6. What does Savannah say about pretty dresses, and how does this make Sarah feel?

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

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

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

10. What happens when Sarah finds a mutilated woman on the trail?

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