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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 do with Jonnie's boots?

2. Where is Jim camping as the story opens?

3. Who is the author of the book we are currently studying?

4. What kind of animal attacks Jim when he is a boy?

5. When Jim reunites with his family, he realizes he has seen Daniel before. Where has he seen him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Jim leave the Indian tribe?

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

5. Who is Tom Rivers?

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

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

8. What is a flashback? Give an example from the book.

9. Why do you think Jim named his mule Bad Medicine?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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".

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Mr. Rutledge's role in "Moccasin Trail". Is he a crucial part of the story? Why or why not? Describe his relationship with Jonnie and with Jim. How would the book have been different without him?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting in "Moccasin Trail". How does it contribute to the story? Provide examples of ways the setting affects character's actions. How does the setting change throughout the book?

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