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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. Clyde discovered that thieves stole 35 _________________ from a ranch in the area.

2. Who was the man dressed up and waiting to marry Miss Emily?

3. The letter in Chapter 15 addresses events related to a _____________________.

4. Where did Zebbie go back to?

5. At her wedding, Elinore forgot to take off her apron and ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What reason did Elinore give for marrying Clyde?

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

6. How did the group know that the outlaws had been in the group's camp?

7. Who did Gavotte and the others come upon while on the hunting trip?

8. Why did Elinore feel the need to go on a trip and where did she and Mrs. Louderer go?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were Elinore's reasons for embarking on her trip to Wyoming? Wouldn't it have been safer for her to stay put with her young daughter in Denver? What did she hope to find that she had never experienced in her life up to this point? What were Elinore's greatest thrills about the trip? Were there any major disappointments? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how a frontier town was established. Where was it most likely to be located? What were the typical establishments in a frontier town? Why were frontier towns so volatile?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of religion--especially Mormonism--on the Wyoming prairie. Was there an increase in religious life because just living on the prairie was such a trying experience? What were the primary religions represented on the Wyoming frontier?

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