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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 stops Jack and Caroline from crossing the river after leaving the carnage of the wagon train?
(a) Old Lodge Skins.
(b) Shadow that Comes into Sight.
(c) Morning Star.
(d) Younger Bear.

2. Who is the brave who fights the Snake people, or Comanche, in a story Old Lodge Skins tells Jack?
(a) Little Man.
(b) Shadow in Sunlight.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) Snake Brave.

3. Why does a Crow warrior attack Younger Bear and Jack?
(a) To stop them from helping the Cheyenne warriors in stealing their horses.
(b) To steal their horses.
(c) To take them captive and force them to grow up the Crow way.
(d) To take their belongings.

4. Where does Mr. Pendrake take Jack to discuss sin?
(a) Fishing in the rain.
(b) Eating in a restaurant.
(c) Shopping in the city.
(d) Church.

5. What weapon is Jack accused of pulling on a school boy during a fight?
(a) Gun.
(b) Knife.
(c) Arrow.
(d) Saber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does Pa take on later in life that drives him a little crazy?

2. How does Jack feel about Mrs. Pendrake?

3. What does Jack promise the Pendrakes when he leaves?

4. Why does a mule skinner attempt to whip Jack in Omaha?

5. What city does Jack go to after leaving the Pendrakes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is important about the coffee the wagon train carries?

2. What activity does Jack participate in to help him become a man?

3. What does Jack see when he follows Mrs. Pendrake to the back of the store?

4. Who comes to Jack's rescue during a fight with a mule skinner and helps him to recover from his illness?

5. What type of punishment do Cheyenne use to teach their children?

6. What shocks Jack about being back among the White culture?

7. What causes Younger Bear to become enraged by Jack and to exclude Jack from the boys' play?

8. How do the Cheyenne teach their children?

9. Who adopts Jack shortly after his return to White society?

10. What causes the Indians to attack the people of the wagon train?

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