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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. 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 overweight.
(d) He looks like a white man.

2. How does Jim stop a man from shooting his dog?
(a) He kills the man who is trying to shoot his dog.
(b) He shoves the man's hand, causing him to miss.
(c) He politely asks the man not to shoot his dog.
(d) He knocks the man down, causing him to miss.

3. Who is the author of the book we are currently studying?
(a) James Ronald Harrington
(b) Eloise Jarvis McGraw.
(c) T. J. Remington.
(d) Joyce Louise Compton.

4. Who helps Jim after he is attacked by an animal?
(a) The Cherokee Indians.
(b) The Kiowa Indians.
(c) The Crow Indians.
(d) The Sioux Indians.

5. In literature, what is a flashback?
(a) When an author uses past tense.
(b) A memory of the author.
(c) A narrative or description of a character's memory that provides background to the story.
(d) A trick the author uses to get the readers to feel like they are living in the story.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jim only has one beaver in his traps. What is most likely the reason for this?

2. Where is Jonnie headed with his family?

3. How does Jonnie feel about Jim's past act of thievery?

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

5. How long does it take Jim to get to the Dalles?

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