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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jim give Jonnie in place of his boots?
(a) Sandals.
(b) Moccasins.
(c) Nothing.
(d) New boots.

3. Why does Jonnie need Jim's help?
(a) He needs Jim to bury their mother.
(b) He is only seventeen, so can't claim land for himself. Jim can.
(c) He needs Jim to help him build a cabin.
(d) He needs Jim to help him take care of their younger brother, Daniel.

4. How does Jim convince Jonnie to accept the meat he offers him?
(a) He forces Jonnie to take the meat by threatening him.
(b) He points out that they have to be strong for the river crossing.
(c) He tells him he has better tasting meat than anyone else in the camp.
(d) Jim says it's his job to provide meat as the new head of the family.

5. Who does Jim run away with at age eleven?
(a) His best friend.
(b) An Indian brave.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings does Jim have?

2. What fact does Jim try to hide from Daniel?

3. What instrument does Jonnie play?

4. Where does Jim go first to find someone to read his letter?

5. Jim struggles with divided loyalties between______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What do we learn about Jim's family in the first four chapters?

2. Why does Bad Medicine act strangely in chapter eight?

3. How do Jonnie and Sally feel about Daniel going with Jim?

4. What do the Indians do for Jim after the grizzly attack?

5. Describe Jim's occupation in chapter one and discuss why Jim feels it is time for a change.

6. What is Daniel's reaction to Jim at their first meeting?

7. What happens when Jim reaches the trading post?

8. What does Jim think about in the first chapter?

9. How does the group plan to travel down the Columbia river?

10. Why do you think the trappers did not return to check on Jim after the grizzly attacked?

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