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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lame Beaver manage to kill Never-Death?
(a) He shoots him.
(b) He hits him in the face.
(c) He poisons him.
(d) He suffocates him.

2. What ends Pasquinel's partnership with McKeag?
(a) McKeag threatens Pasquinel's son.
(b) McKeag robs Pasquinel's wife.
(c) Pasquinel hurts McKeag's daughter.
(d) Pasquinel takes McKeag's wife.

3. Who kills Pasquinel?
(a) A Native American tribe.
(b) It is unknown.
(c) Enemies of his wife.
(d) Fur traders.

4. What nationality is Pasquinel?
(a) Native American.
(b) English.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

5. In Chapter 4, how many bullets does Lame Beaver steal?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

6. Why do Levi and Elly saw their wagon in half?
(a) Their wagon broke.
(b) They are robbed.
(c) They are having wagon problems.
(d) They want to lighten their load.

7. What does Pasquinel do when he realizes he can't get the arrow out of his back?
(a) Continues on.
(b) Takes a nap.
(c) Screams for help.
(d) Cuts the end off.

8. Where is the town of Centennial?
(a) Utah.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Georgia.
(d) South Carolina

9. What solution does Frank Skimmerhorn offer in regard to the Native Americans?
(a) He wants to move them to Canada.
(b) He wants to give them reservation land.
(c) He wants to teach them to farm.
(d) He wants them exterminated.

10. Why does Amos Boehman sell his Conestoga wagon?
(a) He needs the money.
(b) Levi asks him to sell it.
(c) He wants out the hauling business.
(d) It is broken.

11. At the end of Chapter 8, what does Jim note about John Skimmerhorn's traveling group?
(a) They work together very well.
(b) They all hate each other.
(c) They get lost too easily.
(d) There will be problems.

12. Where does Larkin find gold in Chapter 7?
(a) Green Hills.
(b) Blue Valley.
(c) Black Waters.
(d) Red Mountain.

13. Why does John Skimmerhorn worry about traveling to Texas in Chapter 8?
(a) He has to go alone.
(b) He has never been there before.
(c) The roads are not yet built.
(d) People are afraid to travel there.

14. What does McKeag say about Lucinda after Pasquinel's death?
(a) He will care for her as his own.
(b) He will pay for her college.
(c) He will find her a new father.
(d) He will pray for her.

15. What prompts the starvation of 1863?
(a) White men stealing crops.
(b) A drought.
(c) Over population.
(d) Native Americans losing land.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Levi's group manage to cross the Platte?

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

3. In Chapter 3, where does the narrator say the horses migrated to?

4. Why is Lucinda described as Saint Louis's most eligible young woman?

5. How many older brothers does Levi Zandt have?

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