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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jonnie promise Jim when he asks for his help?
(a) That he will write to their relatives in Missouri to let them know that Jim is safe.
(b) That he will help Jim with his trapping business.
(c) That he will pay him for his help.
(d) That he won't ask him for anything else.

2. Who is the author of the book we are currently studying?
(a) Eloise Jarvis McGraw.
(b) T. J. Remington.
(c) James Ronald Harrington
(d) Joyce Louise Compton.

3. What does Sally notice when Jim walks into the camp?
(a) A bandage on his foot.
(b) A bandage on his hand.
(c) A bandage on his knee.
(d) A bandage on his shoulder.

4. How does Jim feel about the land Jonnie has chosen?
(a) He wishes Jonnie had chosen land further from the lake because all the building will disturb the fish.
(b) He believes Jonnie has chosen well but is apprehensive about the plowing that will change the land.
(c) He believes Jonnie has chosen well and is ready to start working to clear the land.
(d) He believes Jonnie has chosen poorly and is apprehensive about the plowing that will change the land.

5. What instrument does Jonnie play?
(a) The piano.
(b) The guitar.
(c) The harmonica.
(d) The banjo.

6. Jim struggles with divided loyalties between______________.
(a) The whites and the Indians.
(b) His mother and his father.
(c) Tom Rivers and Mr. Rutledge.
(d) The Crow and the Sioux.

7. Where does Jim plan to go to have a letter read?
(a) Powder River.
(b) Missouri.
(c) The Dalles.
(d) Oregon.

8. What is the reason Jim gives for running away from home when he was a boy?
(a) He had committed a horrible crime and was afraid he would go to jail.
(b) He hated his family.
(c) His uncle told him that running away was a good idea.
(d) He wanted to become a trapper just like his uncle.

9. Where is Tom planning to go after breaking camp?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Missouri.
(d) California.

10. What does Jim steal from one of the Indians when he leaves the tribe?
(a) A dog.
(b) A blond scalp.
(c) A bear claw necklace.
(d) A horse.

11. Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of Sally's feelings toward Jim at the reunion?
(a) She wants to protect Daniel from Jim's influence.
(b) She is resentful to Jim for running away.
(c) She doesn't like the way Jim looks.
(d) She wishes Jim had died in the wilderness.

12. How does Jim feel about Sally calling him "James"?
(a) Proud.
(b) He doesn't care.
(c) Like she looks down on him.
(d) Nervous.

13. How do Jonnie and Sally know Sam Mullins?
(a) He is from the same town they are from.
(b) He helped them down the Columbia river.
(c) He camped with them at the Dalles.
(d) He camped with them at Powder river.

14. Daniel tells Jonnie about seeing a wolf and an Indian. Who has he actually seen?
(a) Mr. Rutledge.
(b) Big Bull.
(c) The Crow Chief .
(d) Jim Keath.

15. When Jim reunites with his family, he realizes he has seen Daniel before. Where has he seen him?
(a) In the forest.
(b) At a church.
(c) At the trading post.
(d) At the train station.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Jim after he is attacked by an animal?

2. Jim only has one beaver in his traps. What is most likely the reason for this?

3. What do Jim and Tom do before breaking camp?

4. What is Jim referring to when he uses the word "bourgeways"?

5. How does the argument change Jim's attitude?

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