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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 through 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What identity crisis has Jim been struggling with?
(a) He is starting to feel like a white man even though he is Indian.
(b) He feels like a mountain man even though he is a farmer.
(c) He feels like an Indian even though he is white.
(d) He feels like he should be head of the family since he is the oldest.

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

3. What does Mr. Rutledge believe about Jim?
(a) He will eventually go back to the Indians.
(b) He will probably never fit in with the family.
(c) He is lazy.
(d) He will eventually fit in with the family.

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

5. What do Jonnie and Sally do when Jim returns?
(a) Continue their argument with him.
(b) Avoid him.
(c) Act as if nothing happened.
(d) Treat him more harshly than ever.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Jim camping as the story opens?

2. What does the group have to do to the wagons before crossing the river?

3. What is Daniel doing when Jim finds him?

4. How did Jim's mother feel about his running away?

5. Daniel tells Jonnie about seeing a wolf and an Indian. Who has he actually seen?

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