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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Eli say the Indians use the books looted from their home for in Chapter Four?
(a) To burn.
(b) To stuff their shields with.
(c) To read.
(d) To give to the children in the village.

3. Which U.S. President does the Colonel accuse of running a dictatorship in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Grover Cleveland.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

4. About how many men accompany the McCulloughs when they go to confront the Garcias in Chapter Six?
(a) 50.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 70.

5. What is the name of Eli’s older brother?
(a) James.
(b) Martin.
(c) Edward.
(d) Thomas.

6. 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) Cherokee Indians.
(d) Comanche Indians.

7. How many .30-caliber rounds does the Lewis gun fire per second that Eli’s family orders in Chapter Twenty-one?
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 5.
(d) 20.

8. Who does Eli blame for the spread of smallpox and cholera in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) The German settlers.
(b) The Italian settlers.
(c) The forty-niners.
(d) The Indians.

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

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

11. What Indian departs with Eli’s mother’s scalp in Chapter Seven?
(a) Toshaway.
(b) Urwat.
(c) Tiehteti.
(d) Charges the Enemy.

12. What word used in the narrative refers to a cowboy or herdsman?
(a) Vaquero.
(b) Dingo.
(c) Kotoseka.
(d) Habanero.

13. How did Jeanne’s mother die?
(a) She was shot.
(b) She died from AIDS.
(c) She died in childbirth.
(d) She died in a car accident.

14. What is the name of the Indian that owns Martin after the raid in Chapter Four?
(a) Kotoseka.
(b) Urwat.
(c) Yellow Hair.
(d) Tiehteti.

15. Who calls Jeanne to Austin to visit him in Chapter Twenty?
(a) Jonas.
(b) Phineas.
(c) Owen Wister.
(d) Eli.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bedrooms are described in Jeanne McCullough’s home in Chapter Two?

2. What is the name of the boy that was kidnapped and killed by Indians a month before the raid on Eli’s family’s home?

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

4. What are the names of Peter’s two sons?

5. What is the name of Eli’s sister?

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