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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. When is Chapter Twenty-three set?
(a) Summer of 1945.
(b) Spring of 1945.
(c) Spring of 1851.
(d) Fall of 1851.
2. Where does Peter describe a raid on a train by sixty insurgents in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Montgomery.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Olmito.
3. How old is Peter in the diary entry from Chapter Three?
(a) 32.
(b) 56.
(c) 29.
(d) 45.
4. Which U.S. President does the Colonel accuse of running a dictatorship in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Franklin Roosevelt.
(b) Grover Cleveland.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.
5. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Twelve?
(a) August 16, 1915.
(b) November 1, 1915.
(c) March 25, 1917.
(d) July 4, 1917.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who calls Jeanne to Austin to visit him in Chapter Twenty?
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. From what band is the Indian that Martin claims owns Eli in Chapter Four?
4. What are the names of Peter’s two sons?
5. What is the name of the Indian that owns Martin after the raid in Chapter Four?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Sally respond to the situation after Charles has shot Dutch Hollis? Why does Peter disagree with Sally?
2. How do Eli and Martin differ in their response to the circumstances once they are captives in Chapter Four?
3. What are Jeanne’s perceptions of her classmates at the girl’s boarding school in Chapter Seventeen?
4. What internal conflicts does Peter face when Charles shoots Dutch Hollis?
5. How does Jeanne perceive her father’s death?
6. How would you describe the narrative style of the first three chapters of the novel?
7. How does Peter’s account of the incident with the Garcias differ from his father’s in Chapter Six?
8. What information is related regarding Jeanne’s mother in Chapter Five?
9. What information does Phineas present to Jeanne when she visits him in Austin in Chapter Twenty?
10. What are Jeanne’s opinions of the Garcia family? How did Jeanne develop these opinions?
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