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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. Who shows great respect to Jack while he is traveling to see his father?

2. What color does Sarah dye all of her clothes after Jimmy dies?

3. What does Sarah say she spends most of her time doing after having her second daughter?

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

5. What does Jack have repaired in town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is remarkable to Sarah about her first day in the fort, and how does she feel about it?

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

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

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

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

6. What does April do when Sarah moves back to the ranch?

7. What does Sarah think about while she waits for Jack to return on her wedding night?

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

9. What does Sarah say she sees after losing her daughter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How did the relationship between Albert and Savannah change throughout the course of the plot, and how did these changes affect the characters around them?

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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