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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 through 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim give Jonnie in place of his boots?
(a) New boots.
(b) Moccasins.
(c) Sandals.
(d) Nothing.

2. How does Jim convince Jonnie to accept the meat he offers him?
(a) Jim says it's his job to provide meat as the new head of the family.
(b) He tells him he has better tasting meat than anyone else in the camp.
(c) He points out that they have to be strong for the river crossing.
(d) He forces Jonnie to take the meat by threatening him.

3. What argument do Jim and Jonnie have about the cabin?
(a) Jim and Jonnie disagree about where the cabin should be located.
(b) Jim believes Jonnie should use pine for the cabin instead of cedar.
(c) Jim is working on a longhouse for the family to live in, but Jonnie wants him to help with the cabin.
(d) Jim doesn't like the idea of a cabin because it ties the family down to one place.

4. Where is Jim camping as the story opens?
(a) In the mountains above Columbia River.
(b) In the mountains above Powder River.
(c) At the base of a mountain, by Powder River.
(d) At the base of a mountain, by Columbia River.

5. Why does Jonnie need Jim's help?
(a) He needs Jim to help him take care of their younger brother, Daniel.
(b) He needs Jim to bury their mother.
(c) He is only seventeen, so can't claim land for himself. Jim can.
(d) He needs Jim to help him build a cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Jim, Sally and Jonnie feel about chores?

2. What is one aspect of Jim's character or appearance about which Jonnie and Sally agree?

3. How do Jonnie and Sally know Sam Mullins?

4. What had Jim planned to do before he reunited with Jonnie?

5. What style of narration does McGraw uses in Moccasin Trail?

(see the answer key)

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