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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jim take the letter from the man whom he paid to read it?
(a) Jim cannot understand the man's foreign accent.
(b) The man is reading the private letter out loud, and others can hear.
(c) The man tries to tear the letter up instead of reading it.
(d) The man is unable to read the letter.

2. Before Jim receives the letter, Tom believes he is half _____.
(a) Hopi.
(b) Sioux.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Crow

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

4. What instrument does Jonnie play?
(a) The guitar.
(b) The piano.
(c) The banjo.
(d) The harmonica.

5. What does Jim's dog look like?
(a) A coyote.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A bear.
(d) A fox.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Jim camping as the story opens?

2. How many siblings does Jim have?

3. What does Jim have to stop and do on his way to the Dalles?

4. What is the reason Jim gives for running away from home when he was a boy?

5. Jim struggles with divided loyalties between______________.

(see the answer key)

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