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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose daughter does Pasquinel agree to marry?
(a) Guisbert's.
(b) McKeag's.
(c) Brockweiss's.
(d) A Cheyenne chief's.

2. What do the white men give the Native Americans when they grant them land rights?
(a) Building materials.
(b) Military uniforms.
(c) Food.
(d) Maps.

3. In Chapter 3, what animal does the narrator say is able to cripple bison?
(a) A rattlesnake.
(b) Man.
(c) A scorpion.
(d) A poisonous bird.

4. Why does Elly travel west with Levi?
(a) Because she is supposed to marry Levi.
(b) Because she wants to leave the orphanage.
(c) Because he kidnaps her.
(d) Because she doesn't have a job.

5. How does Spade Larkin keep his hopes high for finding gold?
(a) He keeps a small gold nugget in his pocket.
(b) He carries newspaper clippings with him.
(c) He asks people for clues frequently.
(d) He prays daily.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what animal does the narrator say the bison encountered?

2. What is Pasquinel doing when he is killed?

3. What information does Pasquinel believe Clay Basket refuses to tell him?

4. How does Cottonwood Knee die?

5. How much money does Levi give the emigrants heading back east?

(see the answer key)

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