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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. Why did Jonnie and his family decide to travel west?
(a) Jonnie's father heard there was free land in the West.
(b) They are running from the law.
(c) They wanted to mine for gold.
(d) Jonnie's father died, and they lost their farm.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jim take the letter from the man whom he paid to read it?

2. What will Jim and Daniel do with the animals?

3. Who does Jonnie think Jim looks like?

4. How does Jonnie's excitement over getting land affect Jim?

5. What is Jim's reaction to his own childhood memories?

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