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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim give Jonnie in place of his boots?

2. What style of narration does McGraw uses in Moccasin Trail?

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

4. What will Jim and Daniel do with the animals?

5. What does Jim do to his dog after he bites him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jim believe about Jonnie's banjo playing?

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

3. Why does Jim leave the Indian tribe?

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

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

6. How does Daniel use Moki to help with his work?

7. How does Jonnie feel about Jim's offer of meat?

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

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

10. What disagreement do Jim and Jonnie have about the cabin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jim's character development. How do we learn about his personality, his beliefs and his inner struggles? What changes does Jim go through in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss cultural attitudes towards learning and education in "Moccasin Trail". Compare and contrast the Indian's view of learning with the white's, citing examples.

Essay Topic 3

How do Jim's inner struggles relate to the struggles of young people in modern times? Site three modern examples of youth struggles and compare and contrast them to Jim's struggles in "Moccasin Trail".

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