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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Frank Skimmerhorn threaten will happen to Native Americans who do not put down their weapons when he commands?
(a) They will be exiled.
(b) They will be shot.
(c) They will be tortured.
(d) They will be jailed.

3. What makes Bufe Coker a poor person to choose horses for the trip to Texas in Chapter 8?
(a) He doesn't care about the trip to Texas.
(b) He doesn't know how much horses cost.
(c) He can't read.
(d) He's never ridden a horse.

4. What does Maxwell Mercy stop Sam Purchas from doing while traveling west?
(a) Burning his supplies.
(b) Selling his cattle.
(c) Drinking too much.
(d) Killing Native Americans.

5. What does Pasquinel arm himself with while waiting for the Rude Water tribe to show up with his pelts?
(a) A bow and arrow.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) Nothing.

6. According to Chapter 3, who were among the first inhabitants of Centennial?
(a) The British.
(b) Women and children.
(c) Native Americans.
(d) Dinosaurs.

7. What do the Rude Water tribe do to Pasquinel's boat?
(a) Tip it over.
(b) Sink it.
(c) Smash it.
(d) Break it up.

8. In Chapter 7, what does Levi think about a peace treaty between the United States and Native Americans?
(a) That the Native Americans will break it.
(b) That it is poorly written.
(c) That it will become law quickly.
(d) That it won't pass Congress.

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

10. Why does Sam Purchas suggest Levi sell his horses?
(a) To buy oxen.
(b) To raise money for a farm.
(c) To have money for food.
(d) To get a good deal.

11. In Chapter 4, what is unique about the bullets Lame Beaver steals?
(a) They are dipped in silver.
(b) They are made of gold.
(c) They are engraved.
(d) They are square.

12. Why do fur traders hit Pasquinel with an oar?
(a) He wants to travel with them.
(b) He tries to steal their boat.
(c) He tries to defend the Native Americans.
(d) He wants his pelts back.

13. When the cattle arrive in Chapter 8, who is the first person Jim sees?
(a) Levi's wife.
(b) John Skimmerhorn's daughter.
(c) John Skimmerhorn's sister.
(d) Levi's daughter.

14. How do Jake and Mike test Levi's bravery in Chapter 6?
(a) They burn his store.
(b) They rob him.
(c) They beat him.
(d) They threaten him.

15. What does Lame Beaver tell his daughter about Pasquinel in Chapter 5?
(a) That she should consider marrying him.
(b) That she needs to help him.
(c) That he could teach her.
(d) That she should avoid him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leban Asher plan to save the Native Americans from starvation?

2. What does John Skimmerhorn hire Nacho as for his trip to Texas in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 8, what type of cattle does Oliver Seccumbe want on his land?

4. Why does Levi believe Lucinda needs to become a Christian?

5. What does McKeag do to help Clay Basket after Pasquinel's death?

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