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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sarah agree to teach Savannah?

2. What does Sarah say is incredible about her new house with Jimmy?

3. Where are the Maldanados from?

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

5. Who kills the men who hurt Ulyssa when she was fetching water?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sarah's mother punish her children, and why?

2. What does Sarah say Jimmy spends a lot of time doing after she has the baby?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Sarah mourn for the death of Jimmy, and why did she choose these methods?

Essay Topic 2

Anger was a vice that reared its ugly head a number of times in this book. What are some examples of this, and how was Sarah's life altered because of these incidents?

Essay Topic 3

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

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