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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 awakes Sarah on August 17th?

2. What page number of a story does Sarah find?

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

4. Why does the family settle by a certain creek?

5. What does Sarah have to protect her chicken coop from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Sarah find on Christmas Day while with the wagon train?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Love was a very important theme and motivating factor in this book. Which characters were most affected by this theme? Which relationships were the most significant to the plot, and why?

Essay Topic 3

What was the response of Ulyssa's parents to Sarah's protection of her when she was raped, and how did this affect Sarah?

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