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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 Savannah ask Sarah to teach her?

2. What does Sarah write when she falls ill?

3. What could Sarah have won in a shooting contest?

4. Where is Ernest being sent to fight the Indians?

5. What color sunbonnet has Sarah always longed for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Albert announce shortly after arriving in San Angelo?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Jimmy die?

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

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

9. What does Captain Elliot do for Sarah on Christmas Day?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sarah endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Each of Sarah's siblings had very different characteristics and personalities. What are the defining features of each of the siblings, and how did their individuality affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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

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