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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 surprises Savannah about Sarah's second delivery?

2. What does Sarah name her third child?

3. How does Sarah wound one of the men who rob a train?

4. Where does Jack want to build a new home after his second daughter is born?

5. Who saves Sarah from an Indian attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Sarah and Mason do the first night he stays in the house with her?

2. What does Sarah make to sell in town?

3. Who helps Sarah with her daily tasks while she is at the fort?

4. Why does Jack say he helped Sarah around her house so much just before the 4th of July?

5. What happens when Savannah has some complications with a labor?

6. What does Sarah first say Jack proposes, and why?

7. What kind of gift does Jack bring for April?

8. How does Jack die?

9. What happens when Sarah is approached by the brother of the man who threatened Melissa?

10. What happens when a man threatens Melissa on the road to the fort?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Death and mortality were two integral themes in Sarah's life. What are some of the key examples of this theme, and how did the presence of this theme affect the main characters?

Essay Topic 3

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

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