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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. What does Jim tell Sally about their uncle?
(a) He was killed by a grizzly bear.
(b) He was killed by an arrow in the head, then scalped.
(c) He drowned.
(d) Jim doesn't know the whereabouts of his uncle.

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

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

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

5. What is the most likely reason that Jonnie is defensive of Jim?
(a) Jonnie believes Jim has the right to act however he chooses.
(b) Jonnie believes Jim is well-suited to take over as head of the family.
(c) Jim and Jonnie were close when they were younger.
(d) Jim reminds Jonnie of his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonnie think Jim will do after the family has settled?

2. What does Jim see in the Dalles that he hasn't seen for nine years?

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

4. What does Jim do with Jonnie's boots?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jim leave the Indian tribe?

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

3. How does Sally treat Jim at their first meeting?

4. How do Sally and Jonnie feel about Jim's physical appearance?

5. What are bourgeways, and what does Jim believe about them?

6. How do Jim's plans change in chapter two?

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

8. Why does Jonnie need Jim's help?

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

10. What do we learn about Jim in chapter two when he receives a letter from his family?

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