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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is suspicious about Pasquinel's marriage to Clay Basket?
(a) She never has children.
(b) She is a Native American.
(c) He is already married.
(d) He spends her money.

2. Why does Levi buy the Conestoga wagon?
(a) As a promise to his mother to do better.
(b) To help a friend.
(c) As a gift for his brother.
(d) To start a new life.

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

4. How does John Skimmerhorn meet Nacho?
(a) He gets lost in the desert.
(b) He follows the smell of cooking.
(c) Nacho saves him from being robbed.
(d) Nacho asks him for dinner.

5. In Chapter 8, what type of cattle does Oliver Seccumbe want on his land?
(a) Red steppe.
(b) Australian lowback.
(c) Texas longhorn.
(d) Aubrac.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Levi think about a peace treaty between the United States and Native Americans?

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

3. At the end of Chapter 8, what does Jim note about John Skimmerhorn's traveling group?

4. How do Jake and Mike test Levi's bravery in Chapter 6?

5. What does Frank Skimmerhorn threaten will happen to Native Americans who do not put down their weapons when he commands?

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