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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 Sally tell Jim when he returns to the cabin?

2. How does Daniel feel about Tom?

3. What does Daniel ask Jim to teach him?

4. What does Sally do with Jim's braids and feather?

5. What does Mr. Rutledge believe about Jim?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sally do with the childhood picture of Jim and Jonnie?

2. Why do you think Jim left with Tom in chapter 16?

3. In chapter 17, what does Jim realize about the future of the region?

4. Why is Daniel unhappy with Jim in chapter fifteen?

5. How do Jim and the men disagree about the way to retrieve the cattle?

6. How has Sally's attitude changed towards Jim since she first reunited with him?

7. What is one way Jim's struggles in Moccasin Trail are similar to the struggles of some young people in our world today?

8. How does Jim change after returning the horse?

9. What does Jim overhear Jonnie and Mr. Rutledge discussing at the beginning of chapter nine?

10. What happens when Jim tries to return the horse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jim's relationships with each of these characters: Jonnie, Sally and Daniel.

Essay Topic 2

In chapter 17, Jim envisions changes that will happen to the region. Discuss the historical context of the changing Western landscape in the 1800's and why it is important to the stories of Jim, Jonnie, Sally and Daniel.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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