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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first to suggest that Jim can track the cattle thieves?
(a) Joe Meek.
(b) Sally Keath.
(c) Sam Mullins.
(d) Mr. Rutledge.

2. How do the men convince Jim that fighting the Indians is not the best way to retrieve the cattle?
(a) They convince Jim that fighting would cost the lives of many of the Indians.
(b) They say the Indians will retaliate against the settlers if they try to fight them.
(c) They say they will probably lose if they try to fight the Indians.
(d) They are afraid some of their own men will get hurt or killed in a fight.

3. How does Jim practice signing his name?
(a) He asks Daniel to help him practice.
(b) He makes Daniel write his name over and over until he memorizes how to write it.
(c) He finds where Daniel has written his name on some paper and uses that to practice.
(d) He has Daniel write his name on a piece of bark and uses that to practice.

4. What does Sally tell Jim that prompts him to leave the house?
(a) That Jim is just as "heathen" as his Indian family.
(b) That his Indian mother is a "savage heathen".
(c) That all Indians are "savages".
(d) That he should stop dressing "like a heathen."

5. What does Jim foresee for the future of the region.
(a) He sees there will be many advances in technology in the area such as factories and mills.
(b) He sees there will be war between the Indians and the whites over the land.
(c) He sees there will be houses, farmland and many towns in the area.
(d) He sees there will be Indian reservations in the area.

6. What does Jim tell himself about returning to Jonnie and Sally after his wild ride?
(a) He is returning because he left his mule and dog behind.
(b) He is returning because he wants to convince Daniel to run away.
(c) He is returning because Sally would be heartbroken if he left.
(d) He is returning because Jonnie needs his help.

7. When Jim steals the horse, what does he plan to do with it?
(a) Keep it only for a while then give it back to the Indians.
(b) Keep it for himself.
(c) Give it to Jonnie.
(d) Give it to Daniel.

8. Why does Jim believe the thieves are Indian, not white?
(a) He finds an arrow in a fencepost.
(b) He finds the boots and clothes they left behind in the woods.
(c) They didn't put weight down on their boots like white men would.
(d) They left bare footprints as well as bootprints.

9. How does Mr. Rutledge assure Jonnie?
(a) Tells him that all families argue sometimes.
(b) Tells him that Jim knows how to keep Daniel safe.
(c) Tells him that Daniel loves his home so he won't run away.
(d) Tells him that Jim can write an X instead of signing his name.

10. What does being "called out" sometimes include?
(a) Hunting at night.
(b) Throwing knives.
(c) Sitting and talking for hours.
(d) Swimming in very cold water.

11. What does Jim believe about stealing the horse?
(a) It was okay to steal it because the Indians stole it from someone else.
(b) He didn't actually steal it because he planned all along to put it back.
(c) It was okay to steal it because Indians would just say he is "counting coup".
(d) It was wrong to steal it.

12. What happens when Jonnie rides Jim's horse?
(a) He is too rough with the horse.
(b) The horse throws him off.
(c) He looses control and the horse goes too fast.
(d) He handles the horse well.

13. What rumor spreads about the lone rider's horse?
(a) He has wings.
(b) He is invisible.
(c) He is made of fire.
(d) His mane consists of white flames.

14. What have some of the other men told Joe about Jim's role in retrieving the cattle?
(a) They say Jim was able to trick the Indians because he is part Indian.
(b) They say Jim endangered all of them by stealing a horse.
(c) They say Jim endangered all of them by trying to put the horse back.
(d) They say they couldn't have gotten the cattle back without Jim's help.

15. Where does Jim sleep before he moves into the cabin?
(a) In a cave.
(b) In a lodge made of skins.
(c) On the ground in the open air.
(d) In a grass hut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Daniel doing when Jim finds him?

2. What does Jim plan to do after seeing Daniel safely home?

3. What is Jim's reaction to his own childhood memories?

4. Why do Mr. Rutledge, Jim and Jonnie quit working at the beginning of chapter nine?

5. Where did Daniel learning writing and arithmetic?

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