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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 sleep with while staying at Jimmy's house?

2. What color sunbonnet has Sarah always longed for?

3. What has Captain Elliot left the Army to become?

4. What does Sarah yell at a chicken for?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sarah's biggest hope about her move to San Angelo?

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

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

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

7. Why does Jimmy Reed not join the family until later?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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