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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Eli McCullough related to Jeanne McCullough?
(a) Eli is Jeanne’s great-grandfather.
(b) Eli is Jeanne's father.
(c) Eli is Jeanne's grandfather.
(d) Eli is Jeanne's great-uncle.

2. How old was Jeanne’s mother when she died?
(a) Twenty-six.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Twenty-nine.
(d) Thirty-two.

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

4. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) June 25, 1917.
(b) April 6, 1917.
(c) September 4, 1915.
(d) March 2, 1836.

5. When is Chapter Twenty-two set?
(a) Fall of 1851.
(b) Summer of 1945.
(c) Spring of 1851.
(d) Spring of 1945.

6. What is the name of the man that Prairie Flower is romantically involved with when she begins an affair with Eli in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Grey Wolf.
(b) Hates Work.
(c) Soft Talker.
(d) Charges the Enemy.

7. What year is described in the beginning of Chapter Ten?
(a) 1849.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1844.
(d) 1863.

8. How old is Peter in the diary entry from Chapter Three?
(a) 32.
(b) 29.
(c) 45.
(d) 56.

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

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

11. How many horses does Eli’s tribe take from the Mexican village that they raid in Chapter Twenty-two?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 100.

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

13. Who is the narrator of Chapter One?
(a) Eli McCullough.
(b) Jeanne McCullough.
(c) Jonas McCullough.
(d) Peter McCullough.

14. What is the name of Eli’s sister?
(a) Susan.
(b) Marie.
(c) Lizzie.
(d) Ella.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Peter suggest the new train station be named after in Chapter Twelve?

2. What does Eli say the Indians use the books looted from their home for in Chapter Four?

3. When is Chapter Twenty-three set?

4. What is the sheriff’s name that visits to talk with the Colonel after the disappearance of the Blounts in Chapter Fourteen?

5. What does Toshaway’s name translate to in English?

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