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

2. How does Daniel feel about Tom?
(a) He is jealous of the attention Tom gives to Jonnie and Sally.
(b) He is nervous around Tom because Tom is so wild looking.
(c) He admires Tom because he is a mountain man.
(d) He is jealous of the time Jim spends with Tom.

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

4. Which one of these is a disturbing memory that Jim has about the Indians?
(a) A woman who kills her child.
(b) A man who with a necklace of scalps.
(c) His Indian mother beating him.
(d) The Indians stealing from each other.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who, or what, is the antagonist in the book?

3. What style of narration does McGraw uses in Moccasin Trail?

4. What does Jim do with Jonnie's boots?

5. Why does Jonnie need Jim's help?

(see the answer key)

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