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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 does the narrative take place in Chapter Sixty-three?
(a) The mid-1980s.
(b) The early 1870s.
(c) The late 1850s.
(d) The early 1920s.

2. In what year does Chapter Thirty-four begin?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1852.
(d) 2012.

3. When is Chapter Fifty-two set?
(a) Spring of 1945.
(b) Fall of 1851.
(c) June, 1865.
(d) June 25, 1917.

4. Who is helping Peter to look for Maria in Chapter Fifty-four?
(a) Clint and Paul.
(b) Eli and Sally.
(c) Sullivan and Ramirez.
(d) James and Phillip.

5. 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) $4 million plus 25% royalties.
(d) $2 million plus 10% royalties.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does the narrator say George Brown sold out of the oil business for in Chapter Forty-seven?

2. How many members of Maria’s family were killed in the shootout that destroyed the Garcia home?

3. Who is the boy that begins following Eli around town in Chapter Thirty-seven?

4. What do the vaqueros claim is ruining the cattle, according to Peter’s diary entry in Chapter Thirty?

5. Where does Phineas live in Chapter Twenty-six?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Jeanne’s relationship with motherhood, as seen in Chapter Thirty-eight. Does Jeanne enjoy being a mother?

2. How does the relationship between Hank and Jeanne develop in Chapter Thirty-two?

3. Why do you think that Maria tells Peter about the curse on the Garcia family in Chapter Forty-two?

4. What are Jeanne’s perceptions of the “Honey Hunt” she attends in Chapter Fifty-three?

5. How does Judge Black’s wife perceive Eli when he returns from the Rangers in Chapter Forty?

6. How does Eli help the captive buffalo hunter in Chapter Twenty-five?

7. Discuss Eli’s views of slavery in the novel. How are these views illustrated when he joins the Civil War efforts?

8. What is the earliest conflict between the Garcias and the McCulloughs, as illustrated in Chapter Fifty-nine?

9. How does the relationship between Eli and Ellen develop in Chapters Thirty-three through Thirty-seven?

10. How is Jeanne affected by Hank’s death in the novel?

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