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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. Peter compares himself to what figure from Greek mythology in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Ares.
(d) Prometheus.

2. Where is Glenn recovering in the hospital in Chapter Nine?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Dallas.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) Houston.

3. 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) Owen Wister.
(b) Tom Whipple.
(c) Amado Batista.
(d) Miles Wallace.

4. 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) 100.
(d) 1,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described in Chapter Eighteen as “a younger version of the Colonel, the pinnacle of manly attainment”?

2. What Indian departs with Eli’s mother’s scalp in Chapter Seven?

3. From what band is the Indian that Martin claims owns Eli in Chapter Four?

4. What is the name of the man that Prairie Flower is romantically involved with when she begins an affair with Eli in Chapter Nineteen?

5. Chapter Four begins in the spring of what year?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. How is the theme of ethnic bias illustrated in Chapters Nine through Thirteen?

7. Why are homesteaders like Eli’s family in danger of raids? What has created these circumstances?

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

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

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

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