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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. What does Jim believe about stealing the horse?
(a) It was okay to steal it because Indians would just say he is "counting coup".
(b) It was wrong to steal it.
(c) It was okay to steal it because the Indians stole it from someone else.
(d) He didn't actually steal it because he planned all along to put it back.

2. Why doesn't the group hire Indians to take care of the animals?
(a) They know they will not get all the animals back if they hire Indians.
(b) The whites are at war with the Indians.
(c) They are afraid the Indians will steal all the animals.
(d) There are no Indians available for the job.

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 is from the same town they are from.
(d) He camped with them at the Dalles.

4. What does Jim believe the Indians will do to him?
(a) They will let him go.
(b) They will kill him, slowly and painfully.
(c) They will kill him, quickly and painlessly.
(d) They will enslave him.

5. What will Jim and Daniel do with the animals?
(a) They will take them across the river and watch over them while the others cross.
(b) They will sale them to the Indians.
(c) They will take them around through a pass.
(d) They will drive them along the river till they find a bridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of physical shape are Jim's siblings in when he first meets them?

2. Why does Jim decide he shouldn't return to trapping in the mountains?

3. What does Sally notice when Jim walks into the camp?

4. Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of Jonnie's feelings toward Jim at the reunion?

5. Why does Jonnie need Jim's help?

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