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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jim make sure Daniel is getting enough food?
(a) He kills one of the cattle.
(b) He doesn't eat at all.
(c) He eats only every other day.
(d) He only eats a little at each meal, allowing Daniel to have most of the food.

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

3. What age is Jim when he leaves the Indians?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Fifteen.

4. What does Jonnie think Jim will do after the family has settled?
(a) Stay with the family to help with the farm.
(b) Camp nearby so he can visit the family often.
(c) Leave the family and go back to the wilderness.
(d) Get a job in the nearest town.

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

6. How does Jim treat Jonnie's injured feet?
(a) With alcohal.
(b) With warm water.
(c) With herbs.
(d) With ointments.

7. At the reunion, what does Sally tell Jim he should have done?
(a) He should have come home to see their mother.
(b) He should have stayed in the forest.
(c) He should have learned to read.
(d) He should have become a farmer.

8. Jonnie keeps telling Daniel to be careful. How does Jim react to this?
(a) Jim decides Jonnie would be better suited to watch over Daniel.
(b) Jim becomes afraid for Daniel's safety.
(c) Jim thinks Jonnie is a very caring older brother.
(d) Jim thinks Jonnie doesn't trust him to keep Daniel safe.

9. How did Jim's mother feel about his running away?
(a) She'd had a difficult time with him as a boy, so she was glad to see him go.
(b) She never forgave him for running away.
(c) She wanted to see him again right up to the moment she died.
(d) She became so depressed from his running away that she stayed bedridden from that point forward.

10. Which of the following is an accurate description of Jim's first impressions of his siblings?
(a) He doesn't like his family at all because they are not like his Indian family.
(b) He feels Jonnie is not taking care of his family properly, so he should let Jim take over.
(c) He only likes Daniel because Daniel is the only sibling who is nice to him.
(d) He sees that his family needs his help and he wants to give it to them.

11. What is the first thing Daniel wants to do when the family reaches their new land?
(a) Fish.
(b) Swim.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Play in the woods.

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

13. What instrument does Jonnie play?
(a) The guitar.
(b) The banjo.
(c) The harmonica.
(d) The piano.

14. Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of Sally's feelings toward Jim at the reunion?
(a) She wants to protect Daniel from Jim's influence.
(b) She wishes Jim had died in the wilderness.
(c) She doesn't like the way Jim looks.
(d) She is resentful to Jim for running away.

15. Why is Jim's mule acting strangely one afternoon?
(a) He has a rock in his hoof.
(b) He is sick.
(c) He senses that someone is coming.
(d) He doesn't like doing the farmwork.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonnie promise Jim when he asks for his help?

2. What did Jim use to pay a man to read his letter?

3. What is one way that Jim shows off for Daniel at the reunion?

4. Why does the group go ahead and cross the river even though the weather is bad?

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

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