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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 Sarah name her daughter?

2. Why does Sarah draw on the ground of their land?

3. What does Ernest brag about when he is with the other men?

4. What color sunbonnet does Sarah always wear?

5. What wedding gift does Albert give Sarah and Jimmy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens to Rose, and how does Sarah respond to this?

6. How does Jimmy die?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happened when Father died, and what significance did this have on the plot? Who was involved in tragedy there, and what did this monumental event symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Adelita was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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