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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What changed in Dan during his road trip with Ron?
(a) He believed more of what Ron said.
(b) He became more violent.
(c) He became less sure about their plan.
(d) He became calm and serene.

2. Why was the Bateman family on Mount Dellenbaugh?
(a) They were planning to settle there.
(b) They were looking for the Francher group.
(c) They were looking for an old signature.
(d) They were searching for the Dream Mine.

3. What happened to the two men from the Francher group that escaped?
(a) They got lost.
(b) They were caught and killed.
(c) They surrendered.
(d) They got help from Indians.

4. Why was the Francher group targeted by the Mormons?
(a) They represented evil.
(b) They were former allies.
(c) Young had stirred up anger.
(d) They were politicians.

5. What did the doctors find about Ron while examining him before his second trial?
(a) He wasn't competent to stand trial.
(b) He was playing mind games.
(c) He had a rare disease.
(d) He was mentally competent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the most emotionally difficult aspect of the trial for Brenda's family?

2. Why did Mormons join the Confederacy?

3. Why did Ron make the School of the Prophets his entire life?

4. Why wasn't Dame's burial of the Francher group successful?

5. Smith did NOT leave his followers with guidelines on ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Salt Lake City the center for Mormons today?

2. How were the LeBaron children and Lafferty children similar?

3. How did Taylor's leadership of the LDS contradict his predecessors?

4. Why was Ron Lafferty's first conviction thrown out?

5. Why was Dan the more active participant in the murders rather than Ron?

6. What aided in the apprehension of Dan and Ron Lafferty?

7. How did the Lafferty brothers get the idea to murder Brenda?

8. Why did the Laffertys decided to abandon the rest of their revelation?

9. Do Brenda's sisters have any regrets in retrospect? What and why?

10. Why did the events of July 24th unfold as they did?

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