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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Lame Beaver trade with the white people for guns?

2. How does Cottonwood Knee die?

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

4. What nationality is Pasquinel?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Skimmerhorn respond to the Native American starvation?

2. What does Skimmerhorn do to Native Americans at the end of Chapter 7?

3. What is Pasquinel's relationship with Brockweiss?

4. Why is Larkin interested in Lucinda?

5. What encounters does John Skimmerhorn's group have with Native Americans in Chapter 8?

6. What happens after Pasquinel dies?

7. What is Pasquinel's relationship with Lame Beaver?

8. In Chapter 7, how do the Native Americans react to the treaty?

9. What happens to the first gun Lame Beaver's tribe ever owns?

10. What happens when Lame Beaver fights Never-Death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast at least three characters from this novel. Consider their motivations, their means of reaching goals and their outcomes.

Essay Topic 2

Trace the development of the United States throughout this novel. How does what happens in Centennial reflect the rest of the country?

Essay Topic 3

What is symbolic about hunting in this novel? What does hunting represent? How are people who hunt described?

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