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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 Jack have repaired in town?

2. Who saves Sarah from an Indian attack?

3. What does Blue Horse do while Sarah is in labor?

4. Where did Jack attend college?

5. How does Sarah describe Lockwood's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens while Jack is away tracking some train robbers?

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

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

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

5. How does Jack die?

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

7. What does Sarah make to sell in town?

8. What does Sarah tell Jack when he returns from the fort?

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

10. What does Sarah hate most about her first home at the fort?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was the theme of diversity shown in this book, and which characters were most affected by this?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Anger was a vice that reared its ugly head a number of times in this book. What are some examples of this, and how was Sarah's life altered because of these incidents?

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