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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. When Reuben is finally allowed in Roxanna's barn, what does he do?

2. What alias did Butch Cassidy tell Roxanna's Great-Uncle Howard that he would be using in the future?

3. Where did Waltzer meet Davy?

4. What was Roxanna's great-uncle's occupation?

5. When does Roxanna say that Butch Cassidy died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Shultzes say about Davy the night he came to their place?

2. What does Reuben tell himself when nervously waiting for Davy in Chapter 17?

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

4. Describe Reuben's dream the first night the Lands stay at Roxanna's.

5. How did Roxanna's Great-Uncle Howard meet Butch Cassidy?

6. What does Andreeson tell Jeremiah that the people of Roofing think about the Lands leaving?

7. How does Swede's poem about Sunny end?

8. How would Teddy Roosevelt's father try to help him breath?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the police respond when they learn about Swede's capture by Israel Fisher and Tommy Basca.

Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Extraordinary events occur frequently in the novel. Argue whether these events are miracles using examples from the book to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

When Davy is arrested, Reuben says that "the whole thing was no less a tornado than the other" referring to a tornado Jeremiah experienced when he was in his twenties. Compare Jeremiah's tornado to the events after the shooting. Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

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