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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. What does Clover die of?

2. What happens to Ulyssa when she is sent to fetch water?

3. How does Sarah see Ernest after he loses a leg?

4. How are Albert and Sarah related?

5. Who does Mother think her courter once fought with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Jimmy die?

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

5. What happens when a woman has a still-born child on the wagon train, and why?

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

7. What does Sarah do to calm Savannah and Harlan when Mother and Albert are gone?

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

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

10. What does Jimmy do just before he dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sarah had a few different homes with Jack, but kept moving back to the ranch when given the opportunity. What was it about the ranch that drew her in, and how did Jack feel about this connection between Sarah and the ranch?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the ways Jack saved Sarah from dangerous situations, and how did this affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Maturity and aging were strong themes in this book. Where did these themes appear, and how significant were they to the plot?

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