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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) March 2, 1836.
(b) March 10, 1916.
(c) November 1, 1915.
(d) August 12, 1915.

2. What year is it when William Blount and his sons disappear from their farm near the McCullough ranch?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1865.

3. Who does Peter suggest the new train station be named after in Chapter Twelve?
(a) Tom Whipple.
(b) Miles Wallace.
(c) Jonas McCullough.
(d) Bill Hollis.

4. What is the diary entry dated that comprises Chapter Six?
(a) September 4, 1915.
(b) August 12, 1915.
(c) April 6, 1917.
(d) July 4, 1917.

5. Who is the only person other than Jeanne McCullough that is named on Jeanne’s father’s will for receiving a share of the minerals?
(a) Clint McCullough.
(b) Phineas McCullough.
(c) Eli McCullough.
(d) Jonas McCullough.

6. Who is described in Chapter Eighteen as “a younger version of the Colonel, the pinnacle of manly attainment”?
(a) Phineas.
(b) Jonas.
(c) Peter.
(d) Tom.

7. Where did Jonas go to attend college after the Colonel’s death?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) A&M.
(d) Princeton.

8. What year is described by Jeanne in Chapter Twenty?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1932.

9. What people does Toshaway say were leading the white men that attacked his tribe in Chapter Twenty-two?
(a) Apache Indians.
(b) Lipan Indians.
(c) Comanche Indians.
(d) Cherokee Indians.

10. Where is Glenn recovering in the hospital in Chapter Nine?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Houston.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) Dallas.

11. What is the name of Peter’s wife?
(a) Susan.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Sally.
(d) Ella.

12. How old is Jeanne McCullough as she lay on the floor of her home in Chapter Two?
(a) 91.
(b) 77.
(c) 86.
(d) 69.

13. What battle did Paul McCullough die while fighting?
(a) The Battle of Qarqar.
(b) The Battle of Kursk.
(c) The Bougainville Campaign.
(d) The Battle of the Bulge.

14. Who burns the Garcias’ house and their important papers in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Eli McCullough.
(b) Peter McCullough.
(c) Jeanne McCullough.
(d) Jonas McCullough.

15. What is done with Martin’s body after he is killed in Chapter Four?
(a) It is buried.
(b) It is burned.
(c) It is left for wolves.
(d) It is dismembered.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the Colonel die, according to Jeanne in Chapter Seventeen?

2. What year is described in the beginning of Chapter Ten?

3. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Twelve?

4. How many .30-caliber rounds does the Lewis gun fire per second that Eli’s family orders in Chapter Twenty-one?

5. Who was Jeanne’s lover after the death of her husband?

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