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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Jim view farming?
(a) He believes it is a good living for whites but not for Indians.
(b) He believes the Indians should start farming like the whites.
(c) He believes it is unnecessary because white people could wander around the wilderness for food.
(d) He believes it is a good choice for Jonnie but not for him -- he prefers wilderness living.

4. What did Jim use to pay a man to read his letter?
(a) A bear claw.
(b) A mule.
(c) A bear skin.
(d) A beaver skin.

5. 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 join the Crow in their war with the Sioux.
(d) He had planned to keep traveling with Tom Rivers.

6. What fact does Tom learn about Jim that surprises him?
(a) Jim is a trapper.
(b) Jim has a brother.
(c) Jim owns a dog.
(d) Jim has lived with Indians.

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

8. What kind of physical shape are Jim's siblings in when he first meets them?
(a) They look robust and healthy.
(b) They look like they are gaining to much weight.
(c) They look like they haven't been eating enough.
(d) They are so sick they will die if they don't get medical attention.

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

10. How do Jim, Sally and Jonnie feel about chores?
(a) Jim and Jonnie hate the chores but Sally seems to like them.
(b) They all hate the chores.
(c) Jim and Sally hate the chores but Jonnie seems to like them.
(d) Jim hates the chores but Sally and Jonnie seem to like them.

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

12. 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.

13. 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 kills one of the cattle.
(c) He doesn't eat at all.
(d) He eats only every other day.

14. What kind of shelter would Jim like the family to build?
(a) A longhouse.
(b) A teepee.
(c) A cabin.
(d) A grasshouse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Jim receives the letter, Tom believes he is half _____.

2. Which of these probably most influences Jim's view on farming?

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

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

5. What does Jim tell Sally about their uncle?

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