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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 Sarah plan to call her second baby on a regular basis?
(a) Ernie.
(b) Jonny.
(c) Ellie.
(d) Charlie.

2. Who urges Sarah to have tea with some fine ladies?
(a) Albert.
(b) Mama.
(c) Jack.
(d) April.

3. Where does Sarah get some clothes for Jack Elliot?
(a) Albert.
(b) Jimmy's trunk.
(c) The store.
(d) Harlan.

4. What does April do that makes Jack laugh?
(a) Sings songs.
(b) Tells stories.
(c) Snores when she sleeps.
(d) Throws tantrums.

5. Why does Sarah not dye her petticoats after Jimmy dies?
(a) It was not needed.
(b) She ran out of dye.
(c) She hated the color blue.
(d) He did not love her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who begins courting Mama?

2. Why does Ruben's mother kill herself?

3. What does Sarah compare Jack's letters to?

4. Why does Jack want Sarah to move?

5. Where does Jack's father live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret about himself does Jack tell Sarah on their wedding night?

2. Where does Harlan end up at the end of the book?

3. Why does Jack say he helped Sarah around her house so much just before the 4th of July?

4. What happens while Jack is away tracking some train robbers?

5. What does Sarah make to sell in town?

6. What does Sarah hate most about her first home at the fort?

7. What does Jack say just before he dies?

8. What does April do when Sarah moves back to the ranch?

9. How does Jack die?

10. What does Sarah tell Jack when he returns from the fort?

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