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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. How does Jim view farming?

3. What is Jim's Indian name?

4. Why does the group go ahead and cross the river even though the weather is bad?

5. At the reunion, what does Sally tell Jim he should have done?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jim leave the Indian tribe?

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

3. How does Jim help Jonnie with his aching feet?

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

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

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

7. Describe Jim's journey to the Dalles.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Outline the plot of "Moccasin Trail", labeling and summarizing each of the following: setup, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

Essay Topic 2

Jim steals two horses in "Moccasin Trails". Compare and contrast Jim's and Jonnie's opinions about these acts of stealing. What cultural attitudes might be affecting their opinions? What is your opinion about the horse stealing?

Essay Topic 3

Jim learns several skills from his time with the Indians and in the wilderness. Discuss two of Jim's skills and how they are used to further the plot or provide important interactions between characters.

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