Letters of a Woman Homesteader Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Elinore Pruitt Stewart
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Letters of a Woman Homesteader Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what part of America did Elinore homestead?
(a) Midwest.
(b) Southwest.
(c) West.
(d) New England.

2. What holiday does Elinore talk about in Chapter 8?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas.

3. Mrs. Louderer stayed with Elinore until _______________________.
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Christmas Day.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) New Year's Day.

4. Why was Regalia upset that Mr. Patterson was not a Mormon?
(a) He would want to raise their children Catholic.
(b) He would not let her practice her beliefs.
(c) He could not also marry Sedalia.
(d) He would not allow her to come home again.

5. What is Elinore's big news in the letter dated May 24, 1909?
(a) She moved back East.
(b) She got married.
(c) She became a land owner.
(d) She was injured.

6. Cora Belle's grandparents both have ______________________.
(a) diabetes.
(b) tuberculosis.
(c) rheumatism.
(d) malaria.

7. On what day does Chapter 7 open?
(a) December 28, 1963.
(b) December 28, 1816.
(c) December 28, 1877.
(d) December 28, 1909.

8. From what part of the country did Zebulon Pike Parker come?
(a) New England.
(b) The South.
(c) The Northwest.
(d) The Midwest.

9. What did Elinore and Mr. Stewart do when the vaccinators came?
(a) Shot the diseased animals.
(b) Had a big dinner.
(c) Bought more cattle.
(d) Named the farm animals.

10. With whom did Elinore cook Christmas dinner?
(a) Mrs. Jameson.
(b) Mrs. Saxon.
(c) Mrs. Voiles.
(d) Mrs. Louderer.

11. What was Elinore's perception of the man in #12?
(a) He was cruel.
(b) He was handsome.
(c) He was funny.
(d) He was noble.

12. Why did Cora Belle's mother not marry her father?
(a) Her parents wouldn't allow it.
(b) She did not love him.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He ran away.

13. What did Elinore organize to benefit the Edmonsons?
(a) A sewing bee.
(b) A quilt sale.
(c) A bake sale.
(d) An auction.

14. Elinore is invited to go _______________________ with some women.
(a) to church.
(b) on a foraging expedition.
(c) to a concert.
(d) to a picnic.

15. Who was Zebulon's sister?
(a) Mrs. Brady.
(b) Mrs. Lyons.
(c) Mrs. Carter.
(d) Miss Cronin.

Short Answer Questions

1. At her new situation, Elinore has a new shotgun which she uses to kill __________________.

2. Who is Elinore's neighbor at her new land?

3. Who tends the sheep on the Edmonson farm?

4. Elinore's first letter tells of her arrival at ______________.

5. What was the name given to Regalia for the first three years of her life?

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