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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. What kind of animal attacks Jim when he is a boy?
(a) A dog.
(b) A bear.
(c) A snake.
(d) A mountain lion.

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

3. How does Sally feel about Daniel going with Jim?
(a) She is proud of both of them.
(b) She is happy for both of them.
(c) She is worried.
(d) She is jealous.

4. What is Jim referring to when he uses the word "bourgeways"?
(a) Horses.
(b) Whites.
(c) Indians.
(d) Dogs.

5. What do Jim and Daniel talk about?
(a) Jim's uncle.
(b) Jim's life in the wilderness.
(c) Daniel's schoolwork.
(d) Daniel's friends back home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sally notice when Jim walks into the camp?

2. Why does Jim think Jonnie has "medicine" when he plays songs?

3. Who finally reads Jim's letter to him?

4. What does Jim give Jonnie in place of his boots?

5. Who comes to Jim and Tom's camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Indians do for Jim after the grizzly attack?

2. How does Jim view farming differently from Jonnie?

3. What cultural adaptations does Jim have to make in chapters 5 through 8?

4. What does Jim believe about Jonnie's banjo playing?

5. How does Daniel use Moki to help with his work?

6. Why does Jim leave the Indian tribe?

7. What does Jim think about in the first chapter?

8. Who is Tom Rivers?

9. Why does Bad Medicine act strangely in chapter eight?

10. How does Jim help Jonnie with his aching feet?

(see the answer keys)

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