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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. Who has shot Carruth in Chapter 14?
(a) Captain Landis.
(b) Mr. Cutler.
(c) Samuel Wilbeforce.
(d) Pardon Crandall.

2. Where did Iano take his father's ashes after his death?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Salt Lake City.
(d) Flagstaff.

3. Whose reaction to Darwin's theories does Cutler present from the Quarterly Review in the debate in Chapter 12?
(a) Joseph Priestly's.
(b) Peter Petrofaccio's.
(c) Henry David Thoreau's.
(d) Samuel Wilbeforce's.

4. To whom does Thatcher say his neighbor (Mary Treat) compares Captain Landis in Chapter 10?
(a) King Henry VIII.
(b) Charles Darwin.
(c) President Grant.
(d) Phineas Barnum.

5. Who is Leverett Dunwiddie's father?
(a) Thatcher.
(b) Orville.
(c) James.
(d) Uri.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings does Willa have?

2. What has Iano surprised Willa with for her birthday in Chapter 17?

3. Who was on watch the night that Nick died?

4. In what field does Zeke's new girlfriend work?

5. In the conclusion of Chapter 16, the author references the title of the novel in stating, "Without shelter, we stand in" what (426)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the debate conclude in Chapter 12?

2. What does Thatcher say when he testifies in court in Chapter 16?

3. What are Thatcher's future plans in Chapter 18?

4. Who is Uri Carruth and how does Thatcher come to know him?

5. Where does Nick insist he wants to go the following day in Chapter 13? Why?

6. How is the lecture/debate described in Chapter 10?

7. What does Thatcher learn from Willis and Selma in Chapter 14?

8. What are the principles Thatcher presents in his opening for the debate in Chapter 12?

9. What were the circumstances surrounding Tig's return from Cuba?

10. How would you compare the demeanors of Thatcher and Cutler in the debate in Chapter 12?

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