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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. After his recovery, what month does the Sharpshooter notice someone riding up and down near the hospital in a buckboard?
(a) September.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) October.

2. When Dearbhla goes east to find the Sharpshooter, how long has it been since she, he, and Eliza fled to the ridge?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 5 years.

3. When does Papa tell ConaLee that he was in Weston with Witcher's Raiders?
(a) 1864.
(b) 1863.
(c) 1862.
(d) 1865.

4. When Papa would come from town in the evening, what would he bring?
(a) Tonic, bread, and cheese.
(b) Books, bread, and cheese.
(c) Lamp oil, bread, and cheese.
(d) Meat, bread, and cheese.

5. What is the population of Alexandria at the time Dearbhla goes to find the Sharpshooter?
(a) 13,000.
(b) About 15,000.
(c) Almost 12,000.
(d) 11,500.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Papa give ConaLee for her supper when he stops the wagon to relieve Mama of her breast milk?

2. How many days does Dearbhla believe she has been on the road when she finds the hospital where she thinks the Sharpshooter is?

3. How long was Dearbhla's mother failing before she died?

4. How old was the oldest baby when ConaLee walked up the ridge to Dearbhla's with him tied to her with her mother's shawl?

5. How old was Eliza when Dearbhla moved back to her own shanty?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Bowman?

2. How and why was Dearbhla's adopted son branded?

3. What does ConaLee say about herself?

4. What does ConaLee see when they arrive at the asylum?

5. What was Dearbhla's son's childhood like?

6. What does the man named Reb make Eliza do after his companion is killed?

7. What does ConaLee tell Mrs. Bowman when she wonders why the man who brought her and Miss Janet to the hospital did not register them?

8. How was the Sharpshooter saved after he was burned and hit his head?

9. What is Dearbhla's background?

10. Who is Weed?

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