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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 through 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Rutledge advise Jonnie when Jim starts shirking his chores?
(a) To work harder at getting Jonnie to become less like the Indians.
(b) To confront him about his responsibilities.
(c) To take food away from Jim when he doesn't do his chores.
(d) To leave him to his own devices.

2. What argument do Jim and Jonnie have about the cabin?
(a) Jim believes Jonnie should use pine for the cabin instead of cedar.
(b) Jim is working on a longhouse for the family to live in, but Jonnie wants him to help with the cabin.
(c) Jim and Jonnie disagree about where the cabin should be located.
(d) Jim doesn't like the idea of a cabin because it ties the family down to one place.

3. What does Jim do to his dog after he bites him?
(a) Bites his ear.
(b) Pins him to the ground.
(c) Throws him in the river.
(d) Kicks him.

4. How does Jonnie seem to feel about Jim's physical appearance?
(a) He seems to like Jim's appearance.
(b) He is unaffected by Jim's appearance.
(c) He seems to disapprove of Jim's appearance.
(d) He approves of Jim's appearance, but is worried whether his siblings will feel the same.

5. What is Jim's Indian name?
(a) Bad Medicine.
(b) Talks Alone.
(c) Talks Alot.
(d) Sits Alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Indians doing when they "call out" the children?

2. Where is Jim camping as the story opens?

3. What is Jim referring to when he uses the word "bourgeways"?

4. What does Jonnie want Jim to do?

5. What age is Jim when he leaves the Indians?

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