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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through January 13, 1882, through July 4, 1882.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Albert and Sarah related?
(a) They are siblings.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) Albert is Sarah's uncle.
(d) Sarah is Albert's aunt.

2. What does Sarah write when she falls ill?
(a) A poem.
(b) Her will.
(c) The beginning of her journal.
(d) Letters.

3. What do the people in the wagon train notice every morning?
(a) The sun comes up earlier.
(b) It is getting colder.
(c) They say it is getting longer.
(d) Something new is missing.

4. What does Captain Elliot return to Sarah when the family starts to settle?
(a) A horse.
(b) A book.
(c) A dollar bill.
(d) A shovel.

5. Why does Sarah not wear the color sunbonnet she has always wanted to?
(a) Her father liked her in a certain color.
(b) She does not have the money.
(c) She gets hand-me-downs from her sister.
(d) She tries to please her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of people is Sarah surprised to see traveling with a wagon train after Albert's wedding?

2. What does Clover die of?

3. Who talks to Sarah about men and women?

4. How old is Harlan at the beginning of the book?

5. What is overflowing in the pockets of Sarah's father's pocket at the beginning of the book?

(see the answer key)

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