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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Daniel worried about after Jonnie and Sally leave?
(a) That he didn't get to say goodbye to Sally.
(b) That Jim might not keep him safe.
(c) That the Indians might attack his family.
(d) That he lost his knife in the river.

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

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

4. What does Jim have to stop and do on his way to the Dalles?
(a) Help a widow.
(b) Bury a dead body.
(c) Hunt for food.
(d) Tend to a sick animal.

5. What does Jim do to his dog after he bites him?
(a) Pins him to the ground.
(b) Bites his ear.
(c) Kicks him.
(d) Throws him in the river.

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

7. 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 take their wagons across one at a time on the ferry.
(d) They will go fifty miles down the river to a bridge.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. 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 hears that his mother is sick and wants to go home to her.
(d) He steals from an Indian, and is afraid the tribe will kill him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sally feel about Daniel going with Jim?

2. Why does Jim's dog bite him?

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

4. What do Jim and Tom do before breaking camp?

5. How does the argument change Jim's attitude?

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