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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. Why is Skimmerhorn chastised for his role in United States and Native American relations?
(a) Because everyone disagreed with him.
(b) Because he was too harsh.
(c) Because he didn't have permission.
(d) Because he acted without direction.

2. How does Levi's group manage to cross the Platte?
(a) They leave the oxen behind.
(b) They pay someone to help them.
(c) They carry their supplies on their backs.
(d) They team up with another wagon.

3. What does Levi name his restored trading post?
(a) Zandt's Store.
(b) Zandt's Farm.
(c) Family Stop.
(d) Levi's Goods.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does McKeag die?

2. How old is Mahlon?

3. What is suspicious about Pasquinel's marriage to Clay Basket?

4. How does Alexander McKeag help Pasquinel?

5. What does Pasquinel arm himself with while waiting for the Rude Water tribe to show up with his pelts?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what happens after Lame Beaver kills the two chiefs?

2. What happens to Pasquinel when he tries to return to Saint Louis?

3. What happens after Pasquinel dies?

4. How does Levi prepare to head west?

5. Why is Larkin interested in Lucinda?

6. What happens after Larkin finds gold?

7. How is Jacques described in Chapter 5?

8. What happens when Pasquinel is shot with an arrow?

9. What does Levi do when he finds a group of emigrants heading back east?

10. How does Levi earn the right to make a marriage certificate for him and Lucinda?

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