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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Jonas McCullough.
(d) Eli McCullough.

2. What is the name of Jeanne McCullough’s eldest brother?
(a) Eli McCullough.
(b) Peter McCullough.
(c) Jonas McCullough.
(d) Phineas McCullough.

3. What creature does Toshaway describe as being associated with the trickster spirit in Indian belief in Chapter Four?
(a) The turtle.
(b) The raven.
(c) The coyote.
(d) The fox.

4. Who was Jeanne’s lover after the death of her husband?
(a) William.
(b) Paul.
(c) Hank.
(d) Ted.

5. 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?
(a) Amado Batista.
(b) Tom Whipple.
(c) Owen Wister.
(d) Miles Wallace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Prairie Flower’s sister in the novel?

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

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

4. In Chapter Sixteen, Eli says that the Comanches own all the territory between Mexico and where during the time that Eli is with them?

5. About how much money do the McCulloughs pay for the Garcias’ land?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jeanne perceive her father’s death?

2. How does the McCullough family’s acquisition of the Garcias’ land impact the community in Chapter Eighteen? How does Peter feel about the acquisition?

3. How does Peter’s account of the incident with the Garcias differ from his father’s in Chapter Six?

4. How is Peter’s relationship with the Garcia family illustrated in Chapter Three?

5. How is sexual promiscuity among the Indians described in Chapters Nine through Thirteen?

6. How are the circumstances of Eli’s Indian tribe described in 1851 in Chapter Twenty-two?

7. What gender biases does Jeanne face growing up, as seen in Chapters Fourteen through Seventeen?

8. What prompts Jeanne’s decision to side with Phineas in Chapter Twenty?

9. What is related about Eli McCullough’s early life in Chapter One? Why do you think this information is important?

10. How does Eli’s relationship with Toshaway develop during Eli’s capture in Chapters Nine through Thirteen?

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