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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does the manager from Humble Oil offer Jeanne during their meeting in Chapter Twenty-six?
(a) $5 million plus 50% royalties.
(b) $10 million plus 40% royalties.
(c) $2 million plus 10% royalties.
(d) $4 million plus 25% royalties.

2. Who Ulises Garcia’s ancestor in the McCullough family?
(a) Jonas McCullough.
(b) Phineas McCullough.
(c) Peter McCullough.
(d) Charles McCullough.

3. What is the date of Peter’s first journal entry in Chapter Forty-eight?
(a) August 1, 1917.
(b) November 1, 1915.
(c) July 4, 1917.
(d) March 2, 1836.

4. Where has Maria been for two years living with a cousin when she appears at the McCullough ranch in Chapter Thirty?
(a) Austin.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Torreon.
(d) California.

5. Who is Jeanne’s lover that she recalls leaving her in Chapter Sixty-four?
(a) Hank.
(b) Paul.
(c) Bill.
(d) Ted.

6. Who comes to the jail to give Eli a lecture on morality in Chapter Thirty-four?
(a) Judge Wilbarger.
(b) Judge Black.
(c) Judge Wilson.
(d) Sheriff Van Zandt.

7. In what year is Chapter Thirty-seven set?
(a) 1852.
(b) 1945.
(c) 2012.
(d) 1922.

8. When is Chapter Thirty-one set?
(a) Summer of 1945.
(b) Spring of 1945.
(c) Spring of 1851.
(d) Fall of 1851.

9. Where is Jonas living in Chapter Twenty-six?
(a) Houston.
(b) Berlin.
(c) New York.
(d) Austin.

10. How old is Eli when he meets the judge’s wife in Chapter Thirty-four?
(a) 22.
(b) 18.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

11. Who is the sole secretary that Jeanne does not fire in Chapter Forty-seven?
(a) Amado Batista.
(b) Ingrid Goetz.
(c) Owen Wister.
(d) Edna Hinnant.

12. Where does Eli go to live with his stepmother in Chapter Thirty-four?
(a) Austin.
(b) Houston.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Bastrop.

13. What unit does Eli sign up with during the U.S. Civil War?
(a) The Confederate Navy.
(b) The Union Army.
(c) The Mounted Rifles.
(d) The Union Navy.

14. What does Mountain of Rocks ask Eli to leave him when he is traded to the Comancheros in Chapter Thirty-one?
(a) His Colt Navy.
(b) His bow and arrow.
(c) His vest.
(d) His bracelet.

15. During what years of Eli’s life does Chapter Fifty-five span?
(a) 1868-1890.
(b) 1940-1942.
(c) 1901-1903.
(d) 1865-1867.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maria say a curse was put on her family in Chapter Forty-two?

2. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Thirty-nine?

3. How much money does Peter learn that his family gave to Maria to leave in Chapter Fifty-one?

4. Where does Peter’s wife go after their sons leave for the war in Chapter Twenty-four?

5. When was the first oil well drilled in Iraq, according to the narrator in Chapter Thirty-five?

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