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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Daniel tells Jonnie about seeing a wolf and an Indian. Who has he actually seen?
(a) Big Bull.
(b) Jim Keath.
(c) Mr. Rutledge.
(d) The Crow Chief .

2. What does Jim's dog look like?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A bear.
(c) A fox.
(d) A coyote.

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

4. Who finally reads Jim's letter to him?
(a) The man who tries to shoot Jim's dog.
(b) Mr. Rutledge.
(c) Jonnie Keath.
(d) Adam Russell.

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

6. What does Jim tell Sally about their uncle?
(a) He drowned.
(b) Jim doesn't know the whereabouts of his uncle.
(c) He was killed by a grizzly bear.
(d) He was killed by an arrow in the head, then scalped.

7. What had Jim planned to do before he reunited with Jonnie?
(a) He had planned to find his uncle.
(b) He had planned to join the Sioux in their war with the Crow.
(c) He had planned to keep traveling with Tom Rivers.
(d) He had planned to join the Crow in their war with the Sioux.

8. How many siblings does Jim have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

9. Who takes Jim to his family?
(a) Mr. Rutledge.
(b) Sam Mullins.
(c) Tom Rivers.
(d) Joe Meek.

10. Where does Jim go first to find someone to read his letter?
(a) The train station.
(b) A farm.
(c) The trading post.
(d) A church.

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

12. How will the group cross the Columbia River?
(a) They will ford the river.
(b) They will put their wagons on rafts, and float fifty miles down river.
(c) They will go fifty miles down the river to a bridge.
(d) They will take their wagons across one at a time on the ferry.

13. Why does Jonnie need Jim's help?
(a) He needs Jim to bury their mother.
(b) He is only seventeen, so can't claim land for himself. Jim can.
(c) He needs Jim to help him take care of their younger brother, Daniel.
(d) He needs Jim to help him build a cabin.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What instrument does Jonnie play?

4. Which of the following is an accurate description of Jim's first impressions of his siblings?

5. What do we learn from the first four chapters about Jim's physical appearance?

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