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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. Where does Phineas live in Chapter Twenty-six?
(a) New York.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Houston.
(d) Austin.
2. Who does Peter claim “has stopped tending his crops and is instead driving around on his tractor, charging ten dollars (a week’s wages) to pull stuck trucks out of bogholes in the drilling fields” in Chapter Forty-five?
(a) Bill Hollis.
(b) Grover Deshields.
(c) Niles Gilbert.
(d) Pedro Garcia.
3. Jeanne thinks to herself in Chapter Sixty, “Dead people did not have voices and this made them” what?
(a) Solitary.
(b) Irrelevant.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Silent.
4. When is Chapter Thirty-one set?
(a) Spring of 1851.
(b) Fall of 1851.
(c) Spring of 1945.
(d) Summer of 1945.
5. Why does Maria say a curse was put on her family in Chapter Forty-two?
(a) Because her father killed a Christian prophet.
(b) Because her uncle was a thief.
(c) Because her father married a witch.
(d) Because her uncle killed an Indian seer.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mountain of Rocks ask Eli to leave him when he is traded to the Comancheros in Chapter Thirty-one?
2. Who is the boy that begins following Eli around town in Chapter Thirty-seven?
3. What is the date of Peter’s first diary entry in Chapter Thirty-six?
4. When does Eli say that their commission as Rangers ran out in Chapter Forty-six?
5. Where has Maria been for two years living with a cousin when she appears at the McCullough ranch in Chapter Thirty?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think that Maria tells Peter about the curse on the Garcia family in Chapter Forty-two?
2. How is Jeanne’s relationship with her grandsons described in Chapter Sixty?
3. How does Eli help the captive buffalo hunter in Chapter Twenty-five?
4. Where is Eli working in 1864? How is his home described in Chapter Forty-nine?
5. Describe Eli’s narrative tone in Chapter Forty. What are examples of humor used in the chapter?
6. What are Jeanne’s perceptions of the “Honey Hunt” she attends in Chapter Fifty-three?
7. Why does Peter express unhappiness about the discovery of oil on his family’s land?
8. Why do you think the Colonel wants Maria out of his home in Chapter Thirty-three?
9. How does Eli return from Indian captivity to civilization in Chapter Thirty-one?
10. How does the relationship between Hank and Jeanne develop in Chapter Thirty-two?
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