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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. Where does Jim go first to find someone to read his letter?
(a) The train station.
(b) A church.
(c) The trading post.
(d) A farm.

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

3. Who comes to Jim and Tom's camp?
(a) Jim's brother.
(b) Mr. Rutledge.
(c) Two Indians.
(d) Jim's uncle.

4. What do we learn from the first four chapters about Jim's physical appearance?
(a) He looks like an Indian.
(b) He looks skinny and weak.
(c) He looks like a white man.
(d) He looks overweight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim steal from one of the Indians when he leaves the tribe?

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

3. When Jim says the word "medicine," what is he referring to?

4. Why does Jim decide to leave his Indian family?

5. What does Jim see in the Dalles that he hasn't seen for nine years?

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