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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. What is Waltzer doing during Reuben's last visit to the cabin?

2. What time did Davy arrive at the Shultz's home?

3. How long has Sara lived with Waltzer?

4. What screenwriter came to the theater that Roxanna's father owned?

5. What is the weather like when Reuben wakes at the Shultz's after they arrive in the Airstream?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why don't Reuben and Swede swear their oath to trust Roxanna in blood?

2. Why does Roxanna say that part of the Badlands is on fire?

3. What reasons did Swede present to persuade Jeremiah to allow her to bring her Mexican saddle on their journey in the Airstream?

4. What does the posse find when they reach Waltzer's cabin?

5. What do the Lands and Roxanna eat during the picnic in the Badlands?

6. How did Sara come to live with Waltzer and why does she live with him?

7. Why does Swede decide not to argue about going to bed at the Shultz's?

8. Why does Roxanna Cawley keep goats in a bathroom?

9. What does Swede say to persuade Jeremiah to leave Linton?

10. What dread realization dawns on Reuben when he is struggling to breathe in Chapter 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After Reuben earns money tearing down a corncrib, he has to decide how he will spend the money. Discuss how Reuben decides to spend his money and why he decides to spend it that way.

Support your statements with examples and quotes from the

book.

Essay Topic 2

While testifying at Davy's trial, Reuben becomes self-confident and prideful. Discuss how and why pride overtakes Reuben when testifying at his brother's trial. Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the troubles between the Land family and Israel and Tommy and how they escalate. Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

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