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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reason Jim gives for running away from home when he was a boy?
(a) He hated his family.
(b) His uncle told him that running away was a good idea.
(c) He had committed a horrible crime and was afraid he would go to jail.
(d) He wanted to become a trapper just like his uncle.

2. Which of the following is an accurate description of Jim's first impressions of his siblings?
(a) He feels Jonnie is not taking care of his family properly, so he should let Jim take over.
(b) He doesn't like his family at all because they are not like his Indian family.
(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.

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

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

5. When Jim says the word "medicine," what is he referring to?
(a) Health.
(b) Personal power.
(c) Healing ointment.
(d) The Indian religion.

6. Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of Jonnie's feelings toward Jim at the reunion?
(a) He wants Jim to take over as head of the family.
(b) He is glad that Jim is going to help his family claim land.
(c) He doesn't like the way Jim looks.
(d) He doesn't like that Jim stole a horse.

7. What style of narration does McGraw uses in Moccasin Trail?
(a) Third person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Fourth person.
(d) First person.

8. What does Jim see in the Dalles that he hasn't seen for nine years?
(a) Lots of white people.
(b) Indians with scalps.
(c) A mule.
(d) Lots of Indians.

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

10. What do we learn from the first four chapters about Jim's physical appearance?
(a) He looks like a white man.
(b) He looks like an Indian.
(c) He looks overweight.
(d) He looks skinny and weak.

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

12. What do Jim and Daniel do with the mink?
(a) They cure the meat and save it for the family.
(b) They give it to Jim's dog to eat.
(c) They roast it over the fire and eat it.
(d) They eat it raw.

13. What does Jonnie promise Jim when he asks for his help?
(a) That he won't ask him for anything else.
(b) That he will write to their relatives in Missouri to let them know that Jim is safe.
(c) That he will pay him for his help.
(d) That he will help Jim with his trapping business.

14. Where is Jonnie headed with his family?
(a) The Dalles.
(b) By the Columbia River.
(c) By the Powder River.
(d) Willamette Valley.

15. Who helps Jim after he is attacked by an animal?
(a) The Cherokee Indians.
(b) The Sioux Indians.
(c) The Crow Indians.
(d) The Kiowa Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Daniel tells Jonnie about seeing a wolf and an Indian. Who has he actually seen?

2. Why is Jim's mule acting strangely one afternoon?

3. What age is Jim when he leaves the Indians?

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

5. What is the title of the book we are currently studying?

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