Cimarron

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1. What does “Cimarron” mean?
   • Indian land
   • peaceful stream
   • wild or unruly
   • land of opportunity
2. Who stowed away in Yancy’s wagon on their way to Osage?
   • Isaiah
   • Lon Yontis
   • Sol
   • Ruby Big Elk
3. Where did Yancy and his family stay on their first night in Osage?
   • Grot Gotch’s Hall of Chance
   • Bixby Hotel
   • in their wagons
   • Savoy Arms
4. What was the name of Yancy’s newspaper?
   • Osage Picayune
   • Territorial Inquirer
   • Wichita Dispatch
   • Oklahoma Wigwam
5. How did the previous newspaper editor die?
   • shot in the back
   • flu epidemic of 1889
   • trampled by horses
   • drowned saving his daughter
6. What was Dixie Lee accused of in court?
   • prostitution
   • murder
   • armed robbery
   • public nuisance
7. According to Yancy, who did not have to make an offering at their first religious service?
   • the town founders
   • the Indians
   • Sol Levy, because he was Jewish
   • the sheriff
8. After he shot Lon Yontis, how many notches were carved on the handle of Yancy’ s gun?
   • 2
   • 4
   • 6
   • 8
9. For which party did Yancy run for governor?
   • Republican
   • Democratic
   • Progressive
   • Whig
10. Under which president did Oklahoma become a state?
    • Herbert Hoover
    • Teddy Roosevelt
    • Woodrow Wilson
    • Calvin Coolidge