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

2. How many people from the tribe go with Toshaway in July for the largest raid the band has ever led in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) 200.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 300.

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

4. The narrative of Chapter One is transcribed from a WPA Recording in what year?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1936.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jeanne in the flashback where the Colonel is ninety-eight in Chapter Five?

2. What is Peter’s diary entry dated in Chapter Nine?

3. The Indian that Eli kills in Chapter Thirteen is from what tribe?

4. What does Eli describe as “the largest and wealthiest of all the Comanche bands” in Chapter Nineteen?

5. When is Chapter Twenty-two set?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What concerns Jeanne the most as she faces her own death in Chapter Five?

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

4. What internal conflicts does Peter face when Charles shoots Dutch Hollis?

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

6. What information is related regarding Jeanne’s mother in Chapter Five?

7. How do Eli and Martin differ in their response to the circumstances once they are captives in Chapter Four?

8. What information does Phineas present to Jeanne when she visits him in Austin in Chapter Twenty?

9. How are Peter and Eli McCullough different in their outlooks and approaches to life?

10. How do the Colonel and Charles differ in their viewpoints about their land and future?

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