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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. Clyde discovered that thieves stole 35 _________________ from a ranch in the area.
(a) horses.
(b) chickens.
(c) cows.
(d) goats.

2. Who had come to stay at Elinore's?
(a) The Edmonsons.
(b) The traveling minister and his wife.
(c) The thresher crew.
(d) The vaccinators.

3. On what date is the letter for Chapter 13 written?
(a) October 14, 1911.
(b) October 14, 1942.
(c) October 14, 1865.
(d) October 14, 1977.

4. Clyde and his son went to ________________ for the winter.
(a) Denver.
(b) Butte.
(c) Salt Lake City.
(d) Boulder.

5. Elinore thinks that Jerrine is suited for a career in ____________________.
(a) music.
(b) education.
(c) healthcare.
(d) law.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does Elinore NOT spend Christmas this year?

2. Why had Elinore never mentioned her husband to Mrs. Coney?

3. With which new neighbor did Elinore and Mrs. O'Shaughnessy travel?

4. Why was Elinore delayed in sending her letter in Chapter 20?

5. How far away was the ranch in #122 from Stewart's ranch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Bishy Bennet and how did Elinore encounter him?

2. What were the Leather-Stocking Tales and what did Gavotte plan around the stories?

3. What is the charming content of a letter written to Mrs. Coney by Jerrine?

4. Describe how Gavotte and the women made a wonderful, surprising Christmas for Molly and her children.

5. What was Elinore's perspective on homesteading for women and why did she think it was a good solution for them?

6. What part did Elinore play in Bishey and Emily's wedding?

7. What did Elinore say about the time that the thresher crew came?

8. Who was the woman who Gavotte and the others found in the cabin and what was her situation?

9. What was the status of Elinore's land claim in the fall of 1911?

10. What had been Gavotte's association with the Smithsonian Institution?

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