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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Jim decide to leave his Indian family?
(a) He hears that his mother is sick and wants to go home to her.
(b) He wants to explore the world.
(c) He sees a brave with a blond scalp, which angers him because his mother is blond.
(d) He steals from an Indian, and is afraid the tribe will kill him.

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

4. How does Jonnie feel about Jim's past act of thievery?
(a) He admires the bravery Jim displayed when stealing.
(b) He believes it was wrong for Jim to steal.
(c) He believes Jim had the right to steal, given the situation.
(d) He doesn't care one way or the other.

5. How does Jim convince Jonnie to accept the meat he offers him?
(a) He points out that they have to be strong for the river crossing.
(b) He forces Jonnie to take the meat by threatening him.
(c) He tells him he has better tasting meat than anyone else in the camp.
(d) Jim says it's his job to provide meat as the new head of the family.

6. What does Jim do with Jonnie's boots?
(a) Throws them in the river.
(b) Repairs the holes in them.
(c) Throws them in the fire.
(d) Gives them to Daniel.

7. 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.

8. How do Jonnie and Sally know Sam Mullins?
(a) He helped them down the Columbia river.
(b) He is from the same town they are from.
(c) He camped with them at the Dalles.
(d) He camped with them at Powder river.

9. What is the title of the book we are currently studying?
(a) Two Moccasins.
(b) Moccasin Trail.
(c) Moccasin Mountain.
(d) Moccasin River.

10. What is Jim referring to when he uses the word "bourgeways"?
(a) Whites.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Indians.
(d) Horses.

11. Why does Jim think Jonnie has "medicine" when he plays songs?
(a) Jonnie's music helps him have a well-rounded, balanced lifestyle.
(b) Jonnie's music lulls people to sleep.
(c) Jonnie's music causes people to forget their troubles.
(d) Jonnie's music helps people get better when they are sick.

12. How does Sally feel about Daniel going with Jim?
(a) She is proud of both of them.
(b) She is happy for both of them.
(c) She is worried.
(d) She is jealous.

13. Where is Jim camping as the story opens?
(a) In the mountains above Powder River.
(b) In the mountains above Columbia River.
(c) At the base of a mountain, by Powder River.
(d) At the base of a mountain, by Columbia River.

14. Jim struggles with divided loyalties between______________.
(a) His mother and his father.
(b) The Crow and the Sioux.
(c) The whites and the Indians.
(d) Tom Rivers and Mr. Rutledge.

15. In the first four chapters, Jim is at a crossroads in his life. Which of the following paths does he NOT take into consideration before deciding where he would go next?
(a) Convincing Tom to stay with him.
(b) Traveling with his brother.
(c) Going away with Tom.
(d) Rejoining the Indian tribe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Jim and Daniel do with the mink?

3. Why does Jonnie need Jim's help?

4. What is the most likely reason that Jonnie is defensive of Jim?

5. What had Jim planned to do before he reunited with Jonnie?

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